Battle of Midway: Allies Decipher Secret Enemy Codes

The cachet artwork depicts a newspaper front page from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'Extra' edition with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including a map and additional subheadlines about enemy damage and U.S. casualties. Below the artwork, explanatory text reads 'On June 4, 1942, the Ameri…
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This cover commemorates the Battle of Midway (June 4, 1942) with a striking cachet featuring the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'Extra' edition headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED.' The 29-cent stamp (Scott #2697) honors the Allied code-breaking efforts that proved crucial to the American naval victory. The pictorial Indianapolis postmark from August 17, 1992, marks the official first day of this World War II commemorative issue.

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Aug. 17, 1992 Indianapolis, IN, US (46260)

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The cachet artwork depicts a newspaper front page from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'Extra' edition with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including a map and additional subheadlines about enemy damage and U.S. casualties. Below the artwork, explanatory text reads 'On June 4, 1942, the Americans won a stunning victory at Midway...' and a bold title 'Midway: Turning point in Pacific naval war.' The stamp is a 29-cent USA issue depicting what appears to be a WWII-era scene with colorful graphics and the inscription 'Allies decipher secret enemy codes, 1942.' The postmark is a pictorial Indianapolis, Indiana cancel shaped like the state of Indiana, dated August 17, 1992, with a machine slogan cancel reading 'Indy Is Hoosier Hospitality' and 'We All American City.'

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