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1918(Jan 2) Plain envelope to Madera Co. California & forwarded to Lincoln, Placer Co. CA. USA from I.W. Galehouse, Aviation Inst. Det., A.E.F. Italy bearing Pair 10c & single 5c tied civilian cds in Foggia area & with smudged US redirection (6 Feb) transit cds & on reverse pencil Rec’d Feb 9 – 18 mark & black framed Genova Posta Estera / Censura……..The US Aviation Instruction Detachment was established at Foggia by January 1918 with mail posted through the civil offices & examples of mail are very scarce.