32c Allies Liberate Holocaust Survivors single
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Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service commemorated the 50th anniversary of World War II with the issuance of a miniature sheet of 32-cent stamps on September 2, 1995, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- This issuance concluded the 5-year World War II series. The stamps, designed by Bill Bond of Arlington, Virginia, highlight the following 1945 events and subjects: Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima; Fierce fighting frees Manila; Okinawa, the last big battle; US and Soviets link up at the Elbe River; Allies liberate Holocaust survivors; Germany surrenders at Reims; World War II has uprooted millions; Truman announces Japan's surrender; News of victory hits home; and Hometowns honor their returning veterans.
- The Bureau of Engraving and Printing manufactured the stamps in the offset/intaglio process.
- Reference: Postal Bulletin (August 3, 1995)
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- September 2, 1995
- Object number
- 1996.2066.213
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed; engraved
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2981e
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Military & Policing Forces
- Humanitarian Causes
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1996.2066.213
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm858649e3e-1fbf-4fbd-9d86-9fd70c97ba7a
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