1941i Malaya 1-cent
Verfasst: Di 31.07.18 03:31
I began thinking about the British warships Repulse and Prince of Wales because I heard that the wreck of the American aircraft carrier Lexington had recently been found. (And the question of scrap steel salvaged from the Lex that had occurred to me, was immediately dismissed—in my own mind, anyway.)
Repulse and Prince of Wales—the latter almost sunk by Germany’s Bismarck earlier in the year—were sunk in December 1941 by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Malaya. And the habit of date-collecting being what it is, a quick connection with this 1941i Malayan 1-cent piece was near automatic…
Repulse and Prince of Wales—the latter almost sunk by Germany’s Bismarck earlier in the year—were sunk in December 1941 by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Malaya. And the habit of date-collecting being what it is, a quick connection with this 1941i Malayan 1-cent piece was near automatic…