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WORLD WAR II SAILOR'S LETTER FROM JAPAN

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
WORLD WAR II SAILOR'S LETTER FROM JAPAN
An interesting group of items, the first a partial A.L.S. penned on the verso of a Japanese form of some sort, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], in part: "...Geisha girls cost two hundred yen for life, a girl and a house can be bought for several years for a small amount and a privilege to resell the girl anytime one chooses, quite a place, a fellow with very little money is a rich man here. They won't let any of the swabbies come ashore...There is a lot of talk here about points and where we will leave here but not a thing definite....I feel we have done our share...I guess you think all I do is bitch honey but I hope you'll understand...". Along with a few diary entries penned on two separate small envelopes, in part: "...May 15th Friday Captain speech said there was not much change at present situation. We lost three planes...May 22...the Charleston was attacked by Jap. torpedo planes so far they say there were six of them damage was not reported..." and more similar content. Finally, the lot includes five small period copies of patriotic holiday postal covers showing Japanese soldiers being picked up by an American eagle, carried in a sailor's bag, and so forth. Light wear, very good.