USPS releases final installment of WWII stamps
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Ten commemorative stamps and a map of the world are featured on the last sheet of World War II stamps. The stamps highlight events in the war including the last battles on Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Manila, Philippines, the meeting of US and Soviet soldiers, freeing of Jews, and news of the end.
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1995
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Auctions prove an excellent source for essays & proofs
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The attractive preparatory material or proofs of some topical foreign postage stamps are attractive to collectors. Discussed are items for sales at a recent Christie auction and the prices they command. Other auctions are noted and the sales items described.
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1995
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