Description
Evocative WWII home-front patriotic cover urging enlistment in the Army Nurse Corps: “ADD A STAR TO YOUR CROWN – The ARMY Needs 10,000 NURSES… NOW!” Bold nurse portrait with red star border, cacheted and produced by Irvet Tronnes of Shelly, Minnesota (back-flap imprint: “IRVET TRONNES, Shelly, Minn., P.C.E.C. No. 584”). Franked with the 3¢ 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures commemorative (Scott 926) and tied by a clear Shelly, Minnesota MAR 23, 1945 machine cancel-period use (not an FDC). Addressed to William R. Jarrett, Sharpsville, Indiana.
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Collecting angles: Army Nurse Corps / women in WWII, Minnesota town cancel, Tronnes patriotic cachet, Scott 926 on cover
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Historical appeal: dated during the final months of WWII and shows the urgent wartime call for 10,000 nurses
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Condition: clean, sound envelope with strong cachet and legible postmark; typical light age toning and a small pencil note on reverse-please view all photos for your assessment
A strong crossover item for patriotic, medical, and Minnesota postal-history collections. We offer combined shipping on postal covers.
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