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- Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamps Souvenir Sheet - (Mint condition)
- This is the second 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 1942: Into the Battle / Issue date August 17, 1992
- Scott catalog# 2697 for the Souvenir Sheet; single stamps are designated by a sequential letter from a. through j. - (10) stamps, all denominated 29¢
- #2697 a : B-25's take off to raid Tokyo, April 18th)
- #2697 b : Ration coupons (food and other commodities rationed)
- #2697 c : Divebomber and deck crewman (US wins Battle of the Coral Sea, May)
- #2697 d : Prisoners of war (Corregidor falls to Japanese, May 6)
- #2697 e : Dutch Harbor buildings on fire (Japan invades Aleutian Islands, June)
- #2697 f : Headphones, coded message (Allies decipher secret enemy codes)
- #2697 g : USS Yorktown lost, U.S. wins at Midway
- #2697 h : Woman with drill (millions of women join war effort)
- #2697 i : Marines land on Guadalcanal, August 7
- #2697 j : Tank in desert (Allies land in North Africa, November)
