Battle of Midway & Guadalcanal Landing Commemoration

The cachet features a black-and-white reproduction of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA' newspaper front page with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including subheadlines about enemy damage and U.S. injuries. Descriptive text below explains the June 4, 1942 Battle of Midway and its signif…
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This cover features a striking black-and-white newspaper cachet reproducing the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's 'EXTRA' edition announcing the decisive Battle of Midway victory on June 4, 1942, with explanatory text highlighting this turning point in Pacific naval warfare. The 29¢ stamp depicts the subsequent Marine landings at Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, showing soldiers wading ashore amid tropical vegetation. Created by Technical Cachets and postmarked in Indianapolis on August 17, 1992, this cover commemorates two pivotal moments that shifted the momentum of the Pacific War in America's favor.

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Aug. 17, 1992 Indianapolis, IN, US (46206)

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The cachet features a black-and-white reproduction of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA' newspaper front page with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including subheadlines about enemy damage and U.S. injuries. Descriptive text below explains the June 4, 1942 Battle of Midway and its significance as a turning point in the Pacific naval war. The stamp (29¢ USA) depicts Marines landing on Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, showing soldiers wading ashore with palm trees in the background. The postmark is a hand cancel from Indianapolis, IN 46206, dated August 17, 1992.

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