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1942: Into the Battle issue of United States

  • Colnect-5103-837-B-25--s-take-off-to-raid-Tokyo-Apr18.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-838-Ration-coupons-Food-and-other-commodities-rationed.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-839-Divebomber-and-deck-crewman-US-wins-Battle-of-The-Coral-Sea.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-840-Prisoners-of-war-Corregidor-falls-to-Japanese-May-6.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-841-Dutch-harbor-buildings-on-fire-Japan-invades-Aleutian-Islan.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-842-Headphones-coded-messages-Allies-decipher-secret-enemy-cod.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-845-Yorktown-lost-US-wins-at-Midway.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-846-Woman-with-drill-millions-of-women-join-war-effort.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-847-Marines-land-at-Guadalcanal-Aug-7.jpg
  • Colnect-5103-852-Tank-in-desert-Allies-land-in-North-Africa-Nov.jpg


Sheets:

Colnect-5103-904-World-War-II-Events-of-1942-Souvenir-Sheet.jpg
Short desc: 1942: Into the Battle

Issuer: United States
Date: 8/17/1992
Occasion: unset


Consists of 10 stamps: (See stamps as list)

29c d=B-25s take off to raid Tokyo April 18, 1942
29c d=Ration coupons Food & other commodities rationed
29c d=U.S. wins Battle of the Coral Sea May 1942 - dive bomber & crewman on deck
29c d=Corregidor falls to Japanese May 6, 1942 - prisoners of war
29c d=Japan invades Aleutian Islands June 1942 - Dutch Harbor buildings on fire
29c d=Allies decipher secret enemy codes, 1942 - headphones & coded message
29c d=Yorktown lost, U.S. wins at Midway, 1942
29c d=Millions of women join war effort, 1942 - woman riveter
29c d=Marines land at Guadalcanal Aug 7
29c d=tank in desert Allies land in North Africa Nov

All are dt=World War II (1991) perf=11