Description: CHINA LAKE, CAThis envelope is a piece or regular mail dated 02,12,1948 from China Lake, CA to Exeter, CA. apparently originated by a serviceman’s letter to his wife. This cover was cancelled on the opening day of use at the Chiana Lake Post Office. China Lake is a large military installation in California Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) that supports the research, testing and evaluation programs of the United States Navy. China Lake is the United States Navy's largest single landholding, representing 85% of the Navy's land for weapons and armaments research, development, acquisition, testing, and evaluation (RDAT&E) use and 38% of the Navy's land holdings worldwide. In total, its two ranges and main site cover more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2), an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. As of 2010, at least 95% of that land is undeveloped. The roughly $3 billion infrastructure of the installation consists of 2,132 buildings and facilities, 329 miles (529 km) of paved roads, and 1,801 miles (2,898 km) of unpaved roads Interesting cover.Could this be the Area 51 of California ???
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 3 Cent
Year of Issue: 1941-1950
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: Used
Color: Blue
Event: Space
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Space
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Cancellation Type: Machine Cancel
Certification: ordinary letter mail