Lot
940 
Envelope, 1942, 6¢ orange, die 2b, entire uprated with 2¢ Prexie, used from Russia to New Jersey by diplomatic pouch mail, censored with purple "War Department, Military Intelligence Service, Washington D.C." handstamp, notation from correspondence that the original letter was dated June 12, 1944 (pre APO 193 ?); cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and rare, a military mission to Russia in April and May, 1944 was authorized and 3 Russian bases (Poltava, Mirgorod, and Piryatin) were used, there were 1200 American ground crews and the mission was called "Frantic Joe", after two raids Germany bombed the bases on June 22 and the mission ended. Scott No. UC4+806 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $70