Cachet commemorating the United States declaration of war against Japan

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039694

Description

Cachet created by Fleetwood Cover Services commemorating the United States declaration of war against Japan. The cover was mailed at 1 p. m. on December 8, after President Roosevelt had asked Congress to vote the war resolution. The text reads: At dawn Sunday, December 7th, 1941 Japan, without warning, bombed Hawaii, killing over 1,500 United States citizens. Monday, December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt declared a "State of War Exists" between the United States and Japan. Unity, Devotion, Toil will bring Victory.

Archival Date

1942-01-20

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-941

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

War casualties; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii); Cachets (Philately); Postage Stamps