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Patriotic Covers
World War II Patriotic cover
Scott Catalogue USA: U420
Description:
Patriotic stamped envelope canceled Hempstead, N.Y. with the boxed killer Mailer's Postmark Permit 001. The cover is addressed to Berwyn, Illinois.
The unfurled American flag illustrating the cachet is surrounded by the message: Remember Pearl Harbor. Remember Japanese Atrocities. Back the Attack. Beneath the flag is the familiar label (Old Glory) and a recitation of the national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
P. L. & R. 562 is printed on the U.S. postal stationery (Scott U420, U421 or U422); cachet maker is unknown.
Date:
c. 1941-1945
Markings:
HEMPSTEAD / N.Y. / MAILER'S / POSTMARK / PERMIT 001 [cancel and killer in upper right corner]
BUY BONDS [in red at top center]
REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR / OLD GLORY / THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER / Oh! — say can you see by the dawn's early light, / What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming! / Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight; / O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming; / And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, / Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there. / Oh! — say does that star-spangled banner still wave / O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave! / REMEMBER JAPANESE ATROCITIES / BACK THE ATTACK [cachet; full capitalizations in red, the lyrics in blue]
P. L. & R. 562 [cachet maker and design number in upper right corner]
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
9.5 x 17.1 cm (3 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Museum ID:
2002.2035.557
Place of Origin:
New York
Place of Destination:
Illinois
Collection:
