These events and others launched a second global war. In December 1941 Japan executed attacks throughout Asia and the Pacific, continuing an expansionism that had begun with Japanese occupations in Korea and China in 1930. A few days later, Great Britain declared war on Germany. Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. Mail sent to soldiers might have been returned to senders with the heartbreaking news that the recipient was killed or missing in action.Īll of these postal artifacts help tell the human story of World War II.ĥ-cent Army on "Returned to Sender, Service Suspended" coverĮxpansionism, border disputes, and political upheaval on a global scale marked the 1930s. Patriotic and anti-enemy sentiments were graphically expressed in designs printed on envelopes. Mail service was frequently suspended because of battles or interruption of transportation routes. Many of the nations in the world imposed strict censorship of the mails and marked letters that had been examined by censors.Ĭivilian and military prisoners had limited mail service and used very specific formats for the transmission of messages sent and received, usually through the International Red Cross. Mail to and from these service personnel track troop movements and special projects. Eighty-six million Axis and Allied military personnel were activated. The European conflict had become a global war that lasted until 1945.Įvery aspect of World War II can be tracked with philatelic materials. The United States immediately declared war with Japan and a few days later declared war on Germany as well.
In the Pacific, Japan launched attacks throughout Asia and the Pacific, overtaking Malaya, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Burma, and bombing America's fleet in Hawaii. Germany's blitzkrieg (lightning war) tactics were initially very successful, and Germany pushed westward through Europe. Two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany, igniting the war in Europe. Then on September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. By the mid-1930s, Japan was entrenched in Manchuria, Germany had adopted Nazism, Italy had become fascist, and Spain was divided by a bloody civil war. Extremism, border skirmishes, expansionism, and political unrest erupted in Europe and Asia. D.C.The seeds of World War II were sown in the aftermath of World War I. Martin 2-0-2 over Pan American Union Building, Wash.
Reference: 1940–1949 Date Issedįollowing are shared among the 1941 issues: Reference: 1920–1929 Date Issedĭe Havilland Airplane Propeller and Radiator
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Rather, the Postal Service stated that this "stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International 1-ounce letter to any country in the world." Thus a regular series Scott number, 4740, was designated. However, with the January, 2013 issue of the $1.10 Global Forever Stamp no specific airmail purpose was shown in the design.
Designated for international mail, and showing a small airplane, the January, 2012 $1.05 Scenic America series issue was designated C150. Scott cataloged stamps received a "C" designation for airmail issues beginning in 1940. All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS. Domestic air mail became obsolete in 1975, and international air mail in 1995, when the USPS began transporting First Class mail by air on a routine basis. Special postage stamps were issued for use with this service. Air Mail was established as a new class of mail service by the United States Post Office Department (POD) on May 15, 1918, with the inauguration of the Washington–Philadelphia–New York route.
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