Battle of Midway 50th Anniversary - Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA'

The cachet features a hand-drawn illustration of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA' newspaper front page with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including subheadings about enemy damage and U.S. injuries. Below the newspaper image is explanatory text about the June 4, 1942 Battle of Midway …
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This 1992 FDC commemorates the 50th anniversary of the pivotal Battle of Midway (June 4, 1942) with a hand-drawn cachet featuring the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's historic 'EXTRA' edition announcing 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED.' The 29-cent stamp depicts Marines landing on Guadalcanal, while explanatory text on the cachet details Midway's significance as the turning point in Pacific naval warfare. Postmarked from Indianapolis on August 17, 1992, and produced by Technical Cachets.

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

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The cachet features a hand-drawn illustration of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA' newspaper front page with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including subheadings about enemy damage and U.S. injuries. Below the newspaper image is explanatory text about the June 4, 1942 Battle of Midway and its significance as a turning point in the Pacific naval war. The 29-cent stamp depicts Marines landing on Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, with a colorful selvage band visible. The postmark is a round date cancel from Indianapolis, IN dated August 17, 1992.

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