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50th Anniversary World War II, 1943 Allied forces battle German U-boats FDC USA
United States Commemorative Postage Stamp, 50th Anniversary World War II, 1943, Allied forces battle German U-boats,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed that the war with Hitler would be won or lost at sea. Britain had been fighting the Germans in the Battle of the Atlantic since 1939, and when the United States entered World War II in December 1941, it began fighting German U-boats in the eastern coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. During 1941 and 1942, Admiral Karl Dönitz U-boats were effective in destroying Allied shipping and almost won the war for Germany. The Allies, however, began building new cargo ships - named Liberty Ships - faster than U-boats could sink them. In December 1942 the British broke the Triton cipher code that Dönitz used to communicate with his ships, and in 1943 the operational life of a U-boat decreased from 1 year to 3 months.
Issued May 31, 1993 in Washington, DC,
First Day of Issue Cover, Artmaster Cachet, Unaddressed,
Cover in Removable Transparent Poly Sleeve and Mailed With Protection,
Made in the USA
Genuine First Day of Stamp Issued Cover Cancelled on the First Day of Issue Date by the U.S. Postal Service,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed that the war with Hitler would be won or lost at sea. Britain had been fighting the Germans in the Battle of the Atlantic since 1939, and when the United States entered World War II in December 1941, it began fighting German U-boats in the eastern coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. During 1941 and 1942, Admiral Karl Dönitz U-boats were effective in destroying Allied shipping and almost won the war for Germany. The Allies, however, began building new cargo ships - named Liberty Ships - faster than U-boats could sink them. In December 1942 the British broke the Triton cipher code that Dönitz used to communicate with his ships, and in 1943 the operational life of a U-boat decreased from 1 year to 3 months.
Issued May 31, 1993 in Washington, DC,
First Day of Issue Cover, Artmaster Cachet, Unaddressed,
Cover in Removable Transparent Poly Sleeve and Mailed With Protection,
Made in the USA
Genuine First Day of Stamp Issued Cover Cancelled on the First Day of Issue Date by the U.S. Postal Service,
