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- Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamps Souvenir Sheet - (Mint condition)
- This is the third 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 1943: Turning the Tide / Issue date May 31, 1993
- Scott catalog# 2765 for the Souvenir Sheet; single stamps are designated by a sequential letter from a. through j. - (10) stamps, all denominated 29¢
- #2765 a : Destroyers (Allied forces battle German U-boats)
- #2765 b : Military medics treat the wounded
- #2765 c : Amphibious landing craft on beach (Sicily attacked by Allied forces, July)
- #2765 d : B-24's hit Ploesti refineries, August)
- #2765 e : V-mail delivers letters from home
- #2765 f : PT boat (Italy invaded by Allies, September)
- #2765 g : WS7 + WS8 savings bonds (bonds and stamps help war effort)
- #2765 h : "Willie and Joe" keeps spirits high
- #2765 i : Banner in window (Gold Stars mark World War II losses)
- #2765 j : Marines assault Tarawa, November)
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** Same Souvenir Sheet Mint Issue with selvage shown here;
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/124784-1993--world-war-ii-souvenir-mint-sheet?in=collection-2722