1899 U.S. Mil. Sta. No. 3 S. F. Cal / Iloilo Harbor P.I. 

1899: ILOILO to NEW YORK
The first postmark used in Iloilo, used from December, 1898 to March 2, 1899.

Although the date is not clear the receiver on the reverse would indicated
that this cover was dispatched sometime mid February.

U.S. troops deployed to Iloilo on December 28, 1898,
and landed only on February 11, 1899
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