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