Item #53531 UNITED STATE PATRIOTIC ENVELOPES OF WORLD WAR II. Lawrence Sherman.

UNITED STATE PATRIOTIC ENVELOPES OF WORLD WAR II

Cary, IL: James E. Lee Pubishing, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #53531

Though patriotic covers were employed in the u.S. beginning with the American Civil War, the zenith of their use came during World War II, when a flood of illustrated envelopes gushed forth; more than 650 artists and printers produced some 12,000patriotic designs on envelopes that were sent around the world. These patriotic envelopes powerfully evoke the war as seen through American eyes. 430 with photographs of covers, catalogs of covers and values, sources and references, and index. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An as new copy.

Price: $125.00

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