"ORPHAN ANNIE'S SECRET GUARD HEADQUARTERS" RARE CANADIAN ENVELOPE AND INSERT.
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Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction #185 - Part II
Item numbers 946 through 2530 in auction 185
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Item Description
Lot of two. First is 4x9.5" envelope with typed address label. Return address reads "Orphan Annie's Secret Guard Headquarters Box 100, Peterborough, Ont." Below text is illustration of three clasped hands with text "Bravery/Justice/Health." Envelope has 1¢ Canadian stamp cancelled. Second item is 3x5" insert card dated "April 1, 1941/Dear Secret Guard Member, Enclosed Is Your Slide-O-Matic Radio Decoder And Eight Page Membership Folder With Certificate. It Will Be A Few Days Before You Get Your Mysto-Snapper Membership Badge Which Has Been Delayed Due To Wartime Conditions. Orphan Annie Lieutenant Commander." On this date Canada had already entered WWII. US was not yet at war. First we've seen. Interesting and Rare. Exc.
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