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World War II Patriotic cover
Object Details
- Description
- "Remember Pearl Harbor"
- A bomb falls towards an unseen target as flames from earlier strikes rise in the distance in this cachet of patriotic red and blue by Walter Poppenger of Akron, Ohio.
- One letter (2002.2035.56.2) is associated with this cover that was sent under Free Franking from Camp Crowder, Missouri. The sender was a member of the U.S. Army's S.C.R.T.C. Band. Postmarked Camp Crowder, Missouri, August 23, 1942.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- August 23, 1942
- Object number
- 2002.2035.56
- Artist
- Walter T. Poppenger
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
- Place of Destination
- Illinois
- Place of Origin
- Missouri
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2002.2035.56
- Usage
- CC0
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