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Four Freedoms postal cover

Document | Accession Number: 2015.218.1

Envelope, first-day issue of envelope and stamps commemorating the "Four Freedoms." "Freedom of Speech and Religion, Freedom from Want and Fear" hand-cancelled on February 12, 1943. Envelope bears silk-screened imagery and four stamps in upper right corner bearing repeated statement "Freedom of Speech and Religion…" as well as postage-sized photograph of the Statue of Liberty and world flags and statement "The United Nations Fight For Freedom," addressed to Jack Middleton in Hubbard, Ohio.

Date
1943 February 12
Language
English
Genre/Form
Postage stamps.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Grace Grossman

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Grace Grossman.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:33:59
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