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A photo of a 3-cent stamp showing American troops marching in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

98-2518
Accession Number
98-2518
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350290745
Keywords
Postage stamps
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
France - Major Cities - Paris; Stamps - World War II - U. S. troops marching into Paris; World War II - General file - Stamps - U. S. troops marching into Paris
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Description
A photo of a 3-cent stamp showing hundreds of American troops marching in formation in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as they liberate France. This is the same image as photograph 98-2517, but airplanes have been added to the stamp. This photograph came with a negative. From: Presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.
Date(s)
August 25, 1944