Description
A striking WWII-era home-front propaganda cover produced by The Anti-Pacifist Propaganda Committee, Denver 2, Colorado (maker imprint at lower left). The printed text-now offensive-captures period rhetoric (“Dead Japs Can Fight No More,” “Remember! … No Mercy!”) and stands as a vivid primary-source artifact of U.S. wartime sentiment.
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Stamp: 3¢ Transcontinental Railroad Centennial (Scott 922, 1944)
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Postmark: ROCKLAND, MAINE R.P.O. duplex with RMS killer, May 30, 1948-a great railroad-theme pairing with the stamp
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Addressee: U.S. Naval Dispensary, Destroyer Base, San Diego 36, Calif. (pre-ZIP zone format, in use 1943-63)
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Cachetmaker: Anti-Pacifist Propaganda Committee (scarcer private issuer; not mass-market)
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Why it’s desirable: uncommon maker + dramatic “Remember Pearl Harbor/Bataan” text + identifiable Railway Mail Service cancel + railroad topical makes an eye-catching crossover piece
Condition: Clean, presentable example with clear cancel and sound stamp; light toning and normal handling from age; neatly penned address. Reverse shows sender notation and mild rub. Please view all photos to evaluate. Sold as a historical artifact containing period language. We offer combined shipping on covers.
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