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Patriotic Covers
World War II Patriotic cover
Scott Catalogue USA: 901
Description:
"Remember Pearl Harbor"
This very simple cachet of the American flag and the exhortation to Remember Pearl Harbor was in use soon after the attack. A three-cent United States Scott 901 is tied to this cover postmarked Kinston, North Carolina, June 5, 1942. Cachet by Richard P. Boone of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Date:
June 5, 1942
Markings:
KINSTON, N.C. / JUN 5 / 7-AM / 1942 [cancel]
Remember / Pearl Harbor [cachet]
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
Museum ID:
2002.2035.549
Place of Origin:
North Carolina
Place of Destination:
North Carolina
Collection:
