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World War II Patriotic cover
Object Details
- Description
- "The Eagle Will Get The Rattlesnake"
- The American eagle clutches the two-headed snake (Hitler and Tojo) in its talons in this cachet by Walter Poppenger of Akron, Ohio. A three-cent United States Scott 901 is affixed to the cover postmarked Cleveland, Ohio, August 15, 1942, Amer. Philatelic Soc. Conv Sta.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- August 15, 1942
- Object number
- 2002.2035.603
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
- Place of Destination
- Ohio
- Place of Origin
- Ohio
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 901
- Topic
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2002.2035.603
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