| Issuer: United States
Issue: 1942: Into the Battle Date: 1992 (1992 sheets) INCOMPLETE Block 1 (5, 5 x 1) 1, 1: 29c d=B-25s take off to raid Tokyo April 18, 1942 1, 2: 29c d=Ration coupons Food & other commodities rationed 1, 3: 29c d=U.S. wins Battle of the Coral Sea May 1942 - dive bomber & crewman on deck 1, 4: 29c d=Corregidor falls to Japanese May 6, 1942 - prisoners of war 1, 5: 29c d=Japan invades Aleutian Islands June 1942 - Dutch Harbor buildings on fire Block 2 (5, 5 x 1) 1, 1: 29c d=Allies decipher secret enemy codes, 1942 - headphones & coded message 1, 2: 29c d=Yorktown lost, U.S. wins at Midway, 1942 1, 3: 29c d=Millions of women join war effort, 1942 - woman riveter 1, 4: 29c d=Marines land at Guadalcanal Aug 7 1, 5: 29c d=tank in desert Allies land in North Africa Nov In collections: mint (Stan Shebs) |
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