1944 Via Dog Team Cover Wainwright AK to Oakland, Censor, Note From Postmaster Ring 1817 Capped Bust Half Dollar

1817 Capped Bust Half Dollar - Overton 112 [R2] - Very Fine

has a great overall contrast and retains strong bank signatures

Subject: Capture of Portobello

Excerpt Red Book 2017:

each bearing the “S” mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco

1944 Via Dog Team Cover Wainwright AK to Oakland, Censor, Note From Postmaster Ring 1817 Capped Bust Half DollarThis cover includes a brief note from the Postmaster in Wainwright. It reads: "Wish you a Happy New Year 1944. Alva Nashoalook Postmaster" Jan. 24, 1944: German bombers sink British hospital ship St. David off Anzio with Hs 293 guided missile; 96 killed, including 2 British nurses. The US 93rd Evacuation Hospital opens in Anzio and is hit by German shells, injuring a sergeant, the first of many casualties in the Anzio hospitals.