1944 US V - Mail HQ Co. , 3rd Battalion, 371st Infantry, APO 9?, NY
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1944 US V-Mail letter (you can see the silver in it) --- letter is to Mrs. Golda Brooks, East 4th Street, Los Angeles, California --- from Staff Sergeant George Brooks, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 371st Infantry, A.P.O. 98, c/o Postmaster, New York, New York --- A.P.O. 98 indicates it is unclear where the writer was at the time this letter was written --- Passed By US ... Army Examiner rectangular censor's stamp with Arthur E Wiggins... signature upper leftLetter is dated Janu...ary 28, 1944, and begins, Dear Baby --- the writer says, "Well you said you haven't heard from me. So I am writing again. I have been writing to you as often as possible." --- he continues, "I have written to you at least one letter a week. Remember that I am not in a town or a city. I am over here on the front lines. And it isn't a picnic over here." --- he reminds, "I hope that you do read the papers. We are only living on hopes over here. For any day you may find yourself on a cooling board."He complains harshly, "I have to duck and dodge bullets every day. You and the people at home don't realize there's a way going on." --- signature obscured; DARK STRIP ACROSS BOTTOM OR SIDES IS THE PLASTIC HOLDER IN THE SCANMoney back guaranteed if stamp(s) and/or cover(s) is/are not to your satisfaction. IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, ALL ITEMS OVER $50.00 MUST BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL (USPS Fee in addition to the $2.50 s/h charges). These additional postal fees must be paid for by the winning bidder. For United States residents, all items over $50.00 must be sent with delivery confirmation (an additional $1.50 fee) or by insured mail. These additional postal fees must be paid for by the winning bidder PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: If you win more than one item, please wait for an invoice. After you have paid for the item and we have posted your lot from a US Post Office, we send notification that your item was mailed Please note that we list stamps, covers, and post cards in our auctions and for a fixed priced on our ebay store. If you subscribe to the store, ebay will notify you when we list new items. When you have a chance, please take a look by clicking the blue store Icon. If you want to avoid browsing through pages of lots for sale, just click on any item, then click on the blue store icon and you can browse through the categories that interest you which are listed on the left side.International buyers please note, "Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying." (source, ebay)Shipping and handling is as follows:US Bidders pay $1.50, Bidders from all other countries pay $2.50 except if a registered fee is required PLEASE READ INFORMATION AFTER THE DESCRIPTION; Items are well packaged and always include at least two pieces of cardboard.Combined lots reduce shipping and handling fees. Items sent by insured, registered, or certified mail will incur additional postage fees. APS member#183186.[usvmail680]
