WWII FDC #71 Japan Defeat at Truk * Spruance Mitscher 1944 * 50th Anniversary

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You are bidding on the 71st cover of a set of 100 first day covers containing stamps issued in the Marshall Islands commemorating the 50th anniversaries of the 100 most significant events starting with the invasion of Poland and ending up with the end of World War II on VJ day, September 2, 1945.
This 71st cover depicts the 50
th
Anniversary of the Japanese Defeat at Truk on February 17, 1944. The cover is double cancelled and the red cancellation is from Majuro proper on February 17, 1994, 50 years after the defeat. The cover bears one 29 cent "Japanese Defeated at Truk 1944" stamp. The cover is signed by Sailass Andrike, Director of Post for the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The "chop" in the lower left hand corner of the cover is the signature of the creator or the creator who is all a member of the American Philatelic Society. This is a unique cover to own and one of a limited edition.
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