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World War II Patriotic cover
Object Details
- Description
- "Do Your Share for Freedom...And Victory Will Be Ours"
- The torch of liberty rests within the V for Victory in this cachet copyrighted by Jacques Minkus. The cover is franked with a three-cent U.S. stamp (Scott 905) and postmarked Chicago, Illinois, May 20(?), 1945. Two additional labels are tied by the cancellation, one inscribed 'Remember Warsaw'; the other, 'Poland first to fight'.
- Sherman Catalog: 1716
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 1945
- Object number
- 2002.2035.84
- Artist
- Jacques Minkus
- 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
- Illinois
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- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 905
- Topic
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2002.2035.84
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