Description
Powerful WWII home-front patriotic cover promoting kitchen-fat salvage for explosives. Blue “Dear Mom: Today I bagged a Jap plane with your kitchen fats-” cachet at left; machine cancel Council Bluffs, Iowa – Jan 21, 1944. Typed address to Kansas City (2), MO-the “(2)” is the wartime postal-zone notation first used in 1943. Franked to the 3¢ letter rate with 1¢ Washington (Scott 804) and 2¢ Adams (Scott 806) from the 1938 Presidential (“Prexie”) series.
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Cachet: “Dear Mom / kitchen fats” propaganda design (often attributed to Johns Cover Service in references; no imprint on reverse)
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Stamps: 1¢ Washington #804 + 2¢ Adams #806 tying cancel; pays the correct 3¢ first-class rate of the period
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Postmark: Jan 21, 1944, Council Bluffs, Iowa; clear, readable machine cancel
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Addressing: typed to Kansas City (2)-nice WWII-era postal-zone detail
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Condition: Very Good overall with light edge wear; clean face; back is unmarked-please examine photos for your own grade
This is a compelling piece of home-front postal history linking everyday conservation to the war effort. The theme is collected and documented; examples appear less frequently than generic flag/eagle patriotics, making this a desirable addition for Prexie, WWII propaganda, or Iowa postal history collectors.
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