Cover of the day for June 5, 2020 AEF Siberia

[Howard Weinert]

A cover with enclosed letter sent to Lincoln, Nebraska by Sgt. Ernest Ralph Fishburn [1888-1954] with the Medical Department of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia. Postmarked U. S. POSTAL AGENCY SIBERIA on 23 October 1918, along with the handstamp A. E. F. SIBERIA CENSORED signed by Major James Howard Agnew MC (Medical Corps). Agnew [1884-1954] signed the envelope and the letter, from which he cut one line of text. Fishburn was assigned to Evacuation Hospital No. 17, the primary medical facility with the expedition. Hospital personnel (257 officers and men and 27 nurses) left San Francisco on 2 September 1918 on the army transport Logan and arrived in Vladivostok on the 29th. The hospital, located on a hill a few miles from the city, began work on 18 October. Fishburn left Siberia on the Logan in September 1919 and was discharged the next month. Dr. Agnew was called into active service in September 1917 with the rank of captain and was promoted to major in May 1918. He served in Siberia with Evacuation Hospital No. 17 until May 1919 when he was discharged. Enclosed with the letter is a 15 kopeck "money stamp", the reverse of which reads, "equivalent to silver coinage."

[Howard Weinert]

Here is the letter and enclosed money stamp.

[Chris Grimshaw]

Howard

That is very nice,  Thank you also for the information you posted.

Chris

[Chris Grimshaw]

Hi Howard

I'd like to use this one in the next journal please if ok with you.  Its a cracker.

Chris

[Howard Weinert]

Chris,

You may use whatever I post.