Name/Title
Letter - Robert Milner Bear to Mom, Mrs. John L. Bear (Postmarked Dec. 2, 1943 | 6:30PM)Entry/Object ID
2024.289.65Description
Letter - Robert Milner Bear to Mom, Mrs. John L. Bear (Postmarked Dec. 2, 1943 | 6:30PM)
Postmark on envelope reads: US Navy, Dec. 2, 1943 | 6:30PM
Red 6¢ Air Mail stamp in the top right with approx. 1/4 torn off when the envelope was opened on the side. Picture on the stamp is of a DC3 in flight from in front and below showing part of this front and underside. Across the bottom of the stamp it reads: United States Postage. Right above that is Air 6¢ Mail with cents written below the number six. The word "Airmail" is written diagonally across the bottom left corner of the stamp.
Letter is written on lightweight USO stationary paper with a USO flag in the top right corner and on the bottom the names of the Young Men's Christian Association, the National Catholic Community Service, the Salvation Army, the Young Women's Christian Association, the Jewish Welfare Board and the National Travellers Aid Association.
On the back of the envelope on the flap is the USO shield.
The letter is hand written, unlined and one page in length and written on both sides.
