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World War II Patriotic cover
Description:
"We Buy, Sell, Swap Latest RUMORS. Closed For Duration — Don't Spread Rumors!"
The building in this cachet that is meant to represent a shop or house also brings to mind the adage, The Walls Have Ears. This serviceman's cover was sent under Free Franking from the U. S. Army's Camp Beale, California on March 15, 1944. The cachet was published by Richard P. Boone of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Date:
March 15, 1944
Markings:
CAMP BEALE / MAR 15 / 9:30 AM / 1944 / CALIF. [cancel]
Free [handwritten free franking in upper right corner]
WE BUY, SELL, SWAP / Latest RUMORS / CLOSED for DURATION / DON'T SPREAD RUMORS! [cachet]
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
Museum ID:
2002.2035.42
Place of Origin:
California
Place of Destination:
Illinois
Collection:
