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1944 USA to US Navy Prisoner of War Wake Island Japan POW Cpl Clarence Cooper
$224.00
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AztecCollectables (3048)
Current Bid: $224.00
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Up for auction is an beautiful censored cover from Grand Rapids Michigan, USA to US marine Corps corporal Clarence Cooper who was captured at Wake Island by the Japanese army and then interned at the POW camp in Japan. Prisoner of War. Postmarked January ... Read More
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- United States
- Stamp Format
- Single
Item Description
Up for auction is an beautiful censored cover from Grand Rapids Michigan, USA to US marine Corps corporal Clarence Cooper who was captured at Wake Island by the Japanese army and then interned at the POW camp in Japan. Prisoner of War. Postmarked January 10, 1944. Priced to sell. Nice postal history cover.Exceptionally rare piece of postal history.
Clarence G. Cooper was a Corporal in the Marine Corps during World War
II. Clarence was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in Wake
Island, and was sent to Osaka Main Camp Chikko
near Osaka, Japan where 4,123 other American POWs were held. Clarence's
capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red
Cross on December 23, 1941, and the last report was made on September 5,
1945. Based on these two reports, Clarence was imprisoned for at least
1,352 days (3 years and ~10 months), one of the longest durations of
captivity recorded. Ultimately, Clarence was returned to military
control, liberated or repatriated.
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will be a flat $2.00 within the continental U.S. for USPS mail. Overseas airmail shipping is $3.00. Questions? Please contact me at: azteccollectables at hotmail.com. Check out my
other online auctions of rare and vintage stamps. My e bay store, Aztec Collectables, has a fine and growing selection of unique covers, stamps and postcards. Please make pay arrangements within 72 hours of winning
the auction. I will combine shipping on multiple wins, if you want combined shipping wait until I invoice you.
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- AztecCollectables (3048)
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- 11/23/2011
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- Florida, United States
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