CHRISTMAS ISLAND - A.P.O. 915:1942-44 covers (8) with APO 91...

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£120 - £160

CHRISTMAS ISLAND - A.P.O. 915:1942-44 covers (8) with APO 915 duplex inc. 16 Feb 1942 env to Washington with "AMERICAN BASE FORCES/A.P.O. 915" duplex cancelling 3c and double ring "PASSED BY/761/ARMY CENSOR" h.s. nearby. 28 May 1942 an unstamped env to Memphis with similar h.s. 16 Feb 1942 env to Fort Worth with U SA 1½c again with similar cancellations. 3 Sept 1942 env "VIA AIR MAIL" to New York with 6c air tied by AMERICAN BASE FORCES/A.P.O." duplex but APO 915 incorporated in senders address. Note: APO 915 was allocated to Provisional Unit of American Forces who landed on Christmas Island on 11 Feb 1942 to construct Cassidy Air Field. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - WWII