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Artist:
Walter T. Poppenger  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place of Destination:
New York
Place of Origin:
New York
Date:
November 1, 1944
Description:
"Freedom ... And Peaceful Years Ahead For Denmark"
The flags of the United States and Denmark are suspended over the bucolic fields and grazing cows of a free Denmark in this cachet by Walter Poppenger of Akron, Ohio. The cover was passed by Naval censor and postmarked U. S. Navy, November 1, 1944.
On the back flap:
Edward Andrew Miller M a M 3-c, USNR
Clerks Box Navy 115
Fleet Post Office
New York City, N.Y.
A horizontal pair of United States Scott 905 are affixed.
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Object number:
2002.2035.129
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm84f857189-56d6-471f-90d6-9c4400a2868c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2002.2035.129