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On September 2, 1995, the USPS issued a set of ten stamps commemorating the 50th Anniversary of ten different events of 1945 during WWII. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the stamp commemorating the Liberation of Manilla (March 3, 1945) cancelled from the city of issue on the first day of issue (the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Surrender by Japan aboard the USS Missouri) captioned above.
The full-color cachet (artwork on the envelope) features an a large portrait of General Douglas MacArthur with the newspaper headline of the event and the US and Philippines flags in the background. The company that produced this cover has also written a brief commentary (which we've included) about the liberation of Manilla. Collectible, historic, this is a great piece of WWII - Atlantic Theater memorabilia.
Double matted in blue and white, this piece is sized to fit a standard 8 x 10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity plus Commentary Included***
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