The lighting was made red to recall the red lighting used during night attack runs. It was the fourth in a series of five that were issued over the course of five years.Ībout the stamp design: Shows the inside of a submarine with the skipper looking through the eyepiece of a periscope. Why the stamp was issued: This souvenir sheet was issued to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of World War II. Tagging: Overall, large block covering stamps and part of selvage Perforations: 11.1 (Eureka off-line perforator) Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printingįormat: Sheetlets of 10 (arranged in 2 strips of 5, one across the top and one across the bottom of the sheetlet, with world map in between) Mere Egilse, Normandy, with additional smaller events in: Fort Dix, New Jersey Salt Lake City, Utah New York, New York Clarksville, Tennessee Fort Sam Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio, and Houston, Texas Bangor, Maine Charleston, South Carolina Virginia Beach and Richmond, Virginia and Fort Campbell, Kentucky Value: 29¢ (Denomination of each individual stamp)įirst Day City: Two main ceremonies in Washington, DC and St.
Sheet includes 10 stamps plus a world map.Part of the fourth souvenir sheet issued to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of World War II.1994 Submarines Shorten War in Pacific, 1944 – World War II
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