2697
1992 World War II(For other WWII 50th Anniversary sheets, see pages 73, 78, 80 & 84.)
Stamp collectors like sets to be sets, so artist
William H. Bond and art director Howard Paine
teamed up to oversee the five-year World War II
project. The project involved the Postal Service,
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps historians,
and the State Department. Everything had to be
“just right” – the timing of events, the accuracy of
detail, the mood and feel of subjects depicted.
1942 was America’s first full year of participation
2698 2699
Dorothy ParkerDr. T. von Karman
Writer Aerospace Scientist
Scott # Mint Used
2698 29¢ Literary Arts........... $1.95 $.20
2699 29¢ Dr. T. von Karman 1.30 .20
2700-03
Minerals
2700-03 29¢ Minerals
4 Stamps .....................
2700 29¢ Azurite...................
2701 29¢ Copper..................
2702 29¢ Variscite................
2703 29¢ Wulfenite...............
6.50
1.65
1.65
1.65
1.65
.80
.20
.20
.20
.20
in the war. It was a year of coming from behind
for the Allies as the 1992 sheetlet “Into the Battle”
shows. The map and stamps focus on bombing
Tokyo, Coral Sea, Midway, and the deciphering of
enemy codes, as well as Corregidor, Guadalcanal,
and other crucial topics.
Scott # Mint Used
2697 29¢ 1992 WWII Sheet..... $15.95 $11.50
2704
Juan R. Cabrillo
Explorer
2704 29¢ Juan Cabrillo......... 1.60 .20
2705-09
Wild Animals
2705-09 29¢ Wild Animals... 7.95 1.00
2705 29¢ Giraffe................... 1.65 .20
2706 29¢ Giant Panda.......... 1.65 .20
2707 29¢ Flamingo............... 1.65 .20
2708 29¢ King Penguins....... 1.65 .20
2709 29¢ White Bengal Tiger 1.65 .20
2710
Madonna and Child
by G. Bellini
Scott # Mint Used
2710 29¢ Christmas – Traditional $1.30 $.20
2711-14
2715-18
Christmas Toys
2711-14 29¢ Christmas – Contemporary4 Stamps ..................... 6.95 .80
2711 29¢ Horse and Rider.... 1.75 .20
2712 29¢ Train Engine ......... 1.75 .20
2713 29¢ Fire Pumper.......... 1.75 .20
2714 29¢ Riverboat .............. 1.75 .20
2715-18 Christmas – ContemporaryBooklet, 4 Stamps...... 7.50 .80
2715 29¢ Horse and Rider.... 1.90 .20
2716 29¢ Train Engine ......... 1.90 .20
2717 29¢ Fire Pumper.......... 1.90 .20
2718 29¢ Riverboat .............. 1.90 .20
2719
Locomotive
2720
Year of the Rooster
2719 29¢ Greetings, S/A. .....
2719a 29¢ Greetings, pane of 18
2720 29¢ Lunar New Year 1.30
1.50
26.95
.20
.75
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The 1993 Chinese New Year stamp calls
attention to the Chinese lunar calendar.
According to the lunar calendar, on January 23,
1993, the year 4691 began. This ancient calendar
follows a twelve-year cycle, with each year
symbolized by a different animal. As featured on
the stamp, issued in December 1992, the Rooster
was the animal for 1993. Two ideograms are
also featured, written in Kanji, a written language
developed from Chinese by the Japanese.
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