WWII "LUXEMBURG LIBERATION" SEP 10 1944 WASHINGTON DC FLUEGEL/STAEHLE CACHET

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Condition: Actual scan(s). Covers are postally used, addressed and unaddressed; older covers may have toning, ... Read more about the seller notes Actual scan(s). Covers are postally used, addressed and unaddressed; older covers may have toning, creasing or rough openings. All these faults, if any, will be visible in the photo(s)/scan(s). Read Less about the seller notes

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ostmark: Washington, D.C. – September 8, 1943, 2:30 PM. This is the official date of the Italian surrender during World War II.Stamp: 2¢ "Nations United for Victory" (Scott #905), from the 1943 Overrun Countries Issue, featuring a symbolic sheaf of wheat. Cancel slogan promotes the war effort: “BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS.”Cachet (Fleetwood, designed by D.W. Knapp): Headline: “Italy Surrenders Unconditionally” Additional text: “Exit Mussolini – Allied Troops Enter Italy – Mussolini Flees” Depicted as a front page of “United Nations News” (Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept. 8, 1943) with stylized radio towers transmitting the news, a red eagle at the top, and a map of Italy with invasion imagery. Printed in red, white, and blue patriotic theme. Theme & Significance: This cover marks the surrender of Italy on September 8, 1943, when Italy signed an armistice with the Allies, leading to Mussolini’s fall and Allied troops advancing into the Italian mainland. It was one of the first major Axis powers to collapse, signaling the weakening of the Axis in Europe.

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