Cover celebrating United States military air power

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039714

Description

Cover celebrating United States military air power includes a cachet and a First Day Issued stamp. At the bottom of the cachet is a scroll that reads "Avenger in war, trailblazer in peace." Above the scroll is a pair of eagle's wings. Above the wings is a globe wrapped in a banner with the words "Air power." Above the globe is a military air plane. A First Day of Issue stamp celebrating America's military air power is worth 8 cents. The cachet was drawn by Dorothy Knapp. The cover was produced by the Fleetwood Cover Service.This photograph was published in the March 24, 1944 evening edition of the Star-Telegram.

Archival Date

1944-03-23

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

Airplanes; United States; Air mail service; Postage Stamps; Military aircraft; Knapp; Dorothy; Fleetwood Cover Services