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World War II Patriotic cover
Description:
"America Is Not Free Till They Are Freed!"
The Daily News ... Wake Island Marines Now in Jap Prison Camp . . .
Uncle Sam holds a rifle with fixed bayonet and is rolling up his sleeves in this cachet by Walter Poppenger of Akron, Ohio. This serviceman's cover was sent under Free Franking from Scott Field, Illinois, and postmarked August 5, 1942.
Date:
August 5, 1942
Markings:
SCOTT FIELD / AUG 5 / 8 AM / 1942 / ILL. [cancel]
Free / S. M. [handwritten free franking in the upper right corner]
THE DAILY NEWS / WAKE ISLAND MARINES / NOW IN JAP / PRISON CAMP; AMERICA IS NOT / FREE TILL THEY / ARE FREED! [cachet]
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
Museum ID:
2002.2035.250
Place of Origin:
Illinois
Place of Destination:
Illinois
Collection:
