Disabled American Veterans 50th Anniversary & POW/MIA
First Day Cover issued November 24, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio, featuring two commemorative stamps honoring the 50th anniversary of the Disabled American Veterans and U.S. Servicemen/Prisoners of War/Missing in Action. The black-and-white cachet artwork depicts a soldier in helmet with American flag and the DAV emblem representing all service branches. Cachet signed by maker JN.
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The cachet features black-and-white artwork of a soldier wearing a helmet with an American flag waving behind him, along with the Disabled American Veterans emblem showing Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps insignia. Text reads 'Commemorating' at top and 'U.S. Servicemen Concord to Vietnam' at bottom left. Two 6-cent United States stamps are affixed: one commemorating the Disabled American Veterans' 50 years of service, and one honoring U.S. Servicemen/Prisoners of War/Missing and Killed in Action. The machine cancellation postmark reads Cincinnati, OH, Nov 24, 1970 with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slogan.
The cachet artwork features a black-and-white illustration of a helmeted soldier in profile, with the American flag prominently displayed behind him. The emblem of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), representing all service branches, is positioned below the soldier. The text 'U.S. SERVICEMEN CONCORD TO VIETNAM' is printed near the soldier. The two commemorative stamps honor the 50th anniversary of the Disabled American Veterans and U.S. Servicemen/Prisoners of War/Missing in Action. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation with 'CINCINNATI OH' and the date 'NOV 24 1970.' The cover is in good condition with clear, legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)