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World War II Patriotic cover
Scott Catalogue USA: 799
Description:
"Life, Liberty, Happiness... Defend Your Heritage"
Three American flags surround the Constitution of the United States in this copyright 1940 cachet by Jacques Minkus. A United States Scott 799 is affixed and canceled with the lozenge-shaped killer of a flange handstamp postmark Turners Falls, Massachusetts, March 1, 1943?.
Date:
March 1, 1943
Markings:
TURNERS FALLS / MAR 1 / 2 PM / MASS. [cancel]
LIFE, LIBERTY, HAPPINESS, / DEFEND YOUR HERITAGE [cachet]
COPYRIGHT 1940 BY JACQUES MINKUS, NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A. [on reverse side, lower right corner]
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
Museum ID:
2002.2035.326
Place of Origin:
Massachusetts
Place of Destination:
Illinois
Collection:
