Letter to Charles and Margaret Nicolls from Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls

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Folded letter sent by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls to his parents, Charles and Margaret Nicolls. The letter folds into an envelope. The front side of the folded letter has handwritten text in black ink with addresses for both sender and recipients. There is also a circular postmark stamp in the top center, in black ink, that reads [FORT KNOX / MAR 1 / 12 M / 1944 / KY] with a stamped wavy line cancellation to the right. The back of folded letter reads, [63 / Joe Cowsky Mr X]. The unfolded letter is handwritten in black ink on letterhead featuring the Armored Forces insignia, a yellow, blue, and red triangle outlined in black with a black illustration of a gun, tank track, and wheels, covered by a red lightning bolt. Below the insignia is blue type that reads, [THE ARMORED FORCE / FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY] in the top, center of the page.

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