This First Day Cover features a USPS souvenir sheetlet of 10 different 29-cent stamps commemorating the year 1942 in World War II, including events such as the Tokyo Raid, Battle of Coral Sea, and Guadalcanal. The cover includes a machine cancel from Indianapolis, IN dated August 17, 1992, applied to the B-25 bomber stamp. It accompanied a USPS Collecting Interest newsletter (August 1992, Vol. 1, No. 3) from the Central Regional Headquarters.
Claude
This is a USPS 'Collecting Interest' newsletter (August 1992, Vol. 1, No. 3) from the Central Regional Headquarters featuring a first day cancelled souvenir sheetlet of 10 different 29-cent WWII commemorative stamps titled '1942: Into the Battle.' The sheetlet depicts key 1942 war events including the Tokyo Raid, Battle of Coral Sea, and Guadalcanal, arranged around a world map. A circular machine cancel from Indianapolis, IN dated AUG 17 1992 with ZIP 46206 is applied to one of the stamps showing a B-25 bomber. The newsletter's reverse page covers upcoming 29-cent stamps for Dorothy Parker and Theodore von Kármán.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a souvenir sheetlet of 10 29-cent stamps commemorating key events of World War II in 1942, including the Tokyo Raid, Battle of Coral Sea, and Guadalcanal. The cover includes a machine cancel from Indianapolis, IN dated August 17, 1992, applied to the B-25 bomber stamp. The artwork on the cachet includes a world map highlighting the global conflict in 1942, with the title '1942: Into the Battle' prominently displayed. The cover is in excellent condition and accompanied a USPS newsletter detailing the stamps and historical context.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
