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World War II Patriotic cover
Object Details
- Description
- "Dear Mom ... Thanks For The Cookies. The One I Had Was Fine!"
- Fellow soldiers steal cookies from another soldier's mail in this 1942 cartoon cachet by American Art Service of Chicago, Illinois. This soldier's cover was sent under Free Franking from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. One letter (2002.2035.565.2) is associated with this cover postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, March 12, 1943.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- March 12, 1943
- Object number
- 2002.2035.565
- 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_2002.2035.565
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