B-24 Liberators at Ploesti - WWII Commemorative

The cachet features a black ink illustration of an anti-aircraft gun crew in silhouette, with soldiers manning a large artillery piece, printed by Technical Cachets. Bold text reads 'World War Two 1939-1945' at the bottom. The 29-cent USA stamp depicts B-24 Liberator bombers over a fiery background…
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This First Day Cover celebrates the 29-cent B-24 Liberator stamp from the 1993 World War II commemorative series, honoring the famous bombing raid on the Ploesti oil refineries in August 1943. The black silhouette cachet by Technical Cachets depicts an anti-aircraft gun crew manning their artillery piece, complementing the stamp's aerial perspective. Posted from Washington, DC on May 31, 1993, this cover commemorates a pivotal moment in the air war against Nazi Germany.

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May 31, 1993 Washington, DC, US (20066)

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The cachet features a black ink illustration of an anti-aircraft gun crew in silhouette, with soldiers manning a large artillery piece, printed by Technical Cachets. Bold text reads 'World War Two 1939-1945' at the bottom. The 29-cent USA stamp depicts B-24 Liberator bombers over a fiery background, with the caption 'B-24s hit Ploesti refineries, August 1943.' The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Washington, DC dated May 31, 1993, with ZIP code 20066, accompanied by a 'First Day of Issue' machine cancel.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)