Willie and Joe WWII 50th Anniversary Commemorative

The cachet features a black silhouette illustration of a World War II anti-aircraft gun crew in action, with bold text reading 'World War Two 1939-1945' at the bottom. The 29-cent USA stamp depicts two soldiers labeled 'Willie and Joe' keeping spirits high, 1943, with a colorful warm background. Th…
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This First Day Cover celebrates the 50th anniversary of World War II with a Technical Cachets cachet featuring a striking black silhouette of an anti-aircraft gun crew in action. The 29-cent stamp depicts Willie and Joe, Bill Mauldin's iconic cartoon soldiers keeping spirits high during 1943 combat operations. Cancelled in Washington, DC on May 31, 1993, this cover honors the American soldiers who served during the 1939-1945 conflict.

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

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The cachet features a black silhouette illustration of a World War II anti-aircraft gun crew in action, with bold text reading 'World War Two 1939-1945' at the bottom. The 29-cent USA stamp depicts two soldiers labeled 'Willie and Joe' keeping spirits high, 1943, with a colorful warm background. The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Washington, DC dated May 31, 1993. A multicolored 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' machine cancel bar also appears to the right of the stamp.

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