1898
From the U.S.S. Charleston, Manila
JUNE 21
1898: PHILIPPINES to CALIFORNIA
Manuscript
entry "USS Charleston / Manila P.I." at left margin
and blue dispatch
date alongside. Directed to Hong Kong by transport ship,
then turned
over to the U.S. Consulate for mailing.
Dispatch date
is nine days before the July 1, 1898 first Philippines - U.S.
direct dispatch
by the U.S. Transport Post Office.
EXTREMELY
SCARCE
