1941 – A letter from a Shanghai trader soliciting clothing and textile business from the San Diego Submarine Base in anticipation of a coming war between Japan and the United States
Shanghai, China: 1941. Envelope or Cover. This one-page typed letter from The Reliance Company of Shanghai, dated 12 July 1941 was sent to “The Ship’s Service Dept.” at the” U.S. Naval Station U.S. Submarine Base” in San Diego, California. It is enclosed in its mailing envelope with appropriately franked Chinese..... More