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- Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamps Souvenir Sheet - (Mint condition)
- This is the fourth of a series of five World War II 50th Anniversary sheets issued by the U.S. Postal Service from 1991-1995. - Each sheet had a map design showing the current war efforts in both the European and Pacific theatres along with ten denominated postage stamps. (selvage removed)
- TOPIC: World War II 1944: Road to Victory / Issue date June 6, 1994
- Scott catalog# 2838 for the Souvenir Sheet; single stamps are designated by a sequential letter from a. through j. - (10) stamps, all denominated 29¢
- #2838 a : Allied forces retake New Guinea
- #2838 b : P-51's escort B-17's on bombing raids
- #2838 c : Troops running from landing craft (Allies in Normandy, D-Day - June 6)
- #2838 d : Airborne units spearhead attacks
- #2838 e : Officer at periscope (Submarines shorten war in Pacific)
- #2838 f : Parade (Allies free Rome, June 4 - free Paris, August 25)
- #2838 g : Soldier firing flamethrower (US troops clear Saipan bunkers)
- #2838 h : Red Ball Express speeds vital supplies
- #2838 i : Battleship firing main battery (Battle for Leyte Gulf, Oct. 23-26)
- #2838 j : Soldiers in snow (Bastogne and Battle of the Bulge, December)
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** Same Souvenir Sheet First Day Issue cover shown here, postmark cancelled aboard the U.S.S. Normandy on June 6, 1994, the 50th Anniversary of D-Day);
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/106241-1994--world-war-ii-souvenir-sheet-first?in=collection-2546