Patriotic Covers ~ WWII Events of 1945         This is a group of 191 covers by Fluegel, Fidelity, Linto, Staehle, Boone, and others commemorating specific war events of 1945, not just covers canceled in 1945 that many dealers promote as 1945 patriotic covers. Between January and September 1945, more than twice the number of patriotic event covers were issued than in the previous three years. As new Allied victories were announced, more cover makers joined the rush to make event covers. Some were very good; others were terrible. Below, you'll find a selection of the very best event covers from 1945, many of which are very scarce today. They are listed below in date order.           Please order by cover number. Prices are cheap! They're way under dealer and auction prices. All covers will be sent by first class or Priority Mail. You, the buyer, pay only the exact postage plus 50c per order for packaging and handling.        To make sure you get what you want, e-mail me at SwapMeetDave@aol.com and I'll set aside the items you want and ship them upon receipt of your check or money order. I also accept Pay Pal (pay to my account: SwapMeetDave@aol.com). Send your order with payment to David Ahl, 12 Indian Head Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. Thank you!

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We Proudly Present 3 Spectacular Covers E5001. Smart Craft cachet by L.W. Staehle. A fabulous oversize cover (8.3" x 5.5") with 12 overrun nations stamps (Scott 909-920) canceled on VE-Day, May 8, 1945, in Victory, VT. A marvelous piece for any WWII collection, SOLD E5002. An absolutely unique cover canceled aboard the USS Quincy in Tokyo Bay on VJ-Day, Sep. 2, 1945 with rubber stamp cachet and Naval Censor stamp. Autographed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur on the cachet. Reverse was mailed and canceled on Sep. 2, 1965, and has typed cachet for 20th anniversary of VJ Day. Includes pink P.O. Return Receipt signed by (or for) MacArthur in pencil in 1962. Spectacular! SOLD E5003. Hand-drawn and hand-painted oversize 7.5" cover by C. Sturgill reflected a concern of many Americans that the surrender terms did not adequiately reflect the agony, suffering, and deaths of millions of Americans at the hands of the Japanese. Canceled on VJ-Day, Sep. 2, 1945 in Victory, VT with six stamps related to the War in the Pacific. Spectacular, one of a kind. A wonderful piece! SOLD E5004. Fidelity, 1/1/45, $20.00 E5005. Linto, only 12 made, 1/1/45, $20.00 E5006. Linto, only 12 made, $20.00 E5007. Sadworth, Luzon invaded, SOLD E5008. Fidelity, 1/10/45, $20.00 E5009. Linto, 1/11/45 typhoon, rare, $22.00 E5010. Fluegel, 1/17/45, scarce SOLD E5011. Staehle, very scarce, SOLD E5012. Fidelity, unaddressed, $20.00 E5013. Linto, Hungary joins Allies, $25.00 E5014. Linto, only 12 made, 1/28/45, $20.00 E5015. Linto, only 12 made, 1/29/45, $20.00 E5016. Fluegel, hard to find, 2/4/45, SOLD E5017. Smart Craft, censored, scarce, $30 E5018. Boone, 2/4/45, $25.00 E5019. T&T, Yanks in Manila, $15.00 E5020. Fidelity, 2/7/45 $20.00 E5020. Linto, only 12 made, $20.00 E5022. Thermograph in color, rare, SOLD E5023. Fidelity, 2/13/45, $20.00 E5024. Linto, Cavite, very rare, $40.00 E5025. Crosby, typed 'Tokyo Raid,' USS NJ, censored, $35.00 E5026. Staehle, scarce, gorgeous, SOLD E5027. Fidelity, Iwo Jima, 2/18/45, $22.00 E5028. Fidelity, 2/23/45, $20.00 E5029. Fidelity, 2/25/45, $20.00 E5030. Linto, only 12 made, Munich, $20.00 E5031. Fidelity, 3/5/45, $20.00 E5032. Staehle, nice! 3/6/45, $30.00 E5034. Linto, Rhine crossing, 3/7/45, $22 E5035. Fluegel, Rhine, 3/8/45, $35.00 E5037. Fluegel, Tokyo, 3/10/45, SOLD E5038. Linto, east of Rhine, $20.00 E5039. Fidelity, 3/13/45, $20.00 E5040. Fluegel, Iwo Jima, 3/14/45, SOLD E5041. Sayama, Iwo Jima, 3/16/45, $30.00 E5042. Fluegel, Inland Sea, 3/20/45, SOLD E5043. Linto, Pacific War, 3/20/45, $20.00 E5044. Sadworth, Inland Sea, USS Dayton, $25.00 E5045. Fluegel, Rhine crossing, 3/24/45, SOLD E5046. Fidelity, 3/27/45, $20.00 E5047. Fluegel, Okinawa, SOLD E5048. Linto, only 16 made, $20.00 E5049. Fidelity, 4/5/45, $20.00 E5050. T&T, Russia, Japs, Vienna, $20.00 E5051. Crosby, Masbate, USS NJ, censored, $35.00 E5052. Firstday Covers, rubber stamps, rare! $40.00 E5053. Fidelity, 4/7/45, SOLD E5054. Fluegel, Jap Cabinet Resigns, 4/7/45, SOLD E5055. Fluegel, Vienna liberated, 4/10/45, SOLD E5056. Linto, Vienna, Hannover, $20.00 E5057. Cachet Craft by Staehle, scarce, SOLD E5058. Cachet Craft modified, SOLD E5059. Fidelity, Patton, Czech, 4/18/45, $20.00 E5060. Linto, Leipzig falls, 4/19/45, $20.00 E5061. Fidelity, 4/21/45, $20.00 E5062. Staehle, for King's Club, SOLD E5063. Ioor, 4/24/45, SOLD E5064. Ioor, 4/25/45, SOLD E5065. Linto, UN Conf, 4/25/45, SOLD E5066. Linto, only 16, 4/25/45, $20.00 E5067. Fluegel, 4/25/45, SOLD E5068. Fluegel, 4/26/45, SOLD E5069. Fidelity, 4/27/45, $20.00 E5070. Teixeira, 4/28/45, SOLD E5071. Linto, 4/29/45, $20.00 E5072. Linto, Italy, 4/29/45, $20.00 E5073. Linto, Munich, 4/30/45, $20.00 E5074. Linto, Munich, 4/30/45, $20.00 E5075. Linto, only 16, 4/30/45, $20.00 E5076. Fidelity, 5/1/45, $20.00 E5077. Linto, only 16 made, 5/2/45, $20.00 E5078. Fluegel, USS Harveson, rare, SOLD E5079. T&T, scarce, 5/2/45, $20.00 E5080. Fidelity, Berlin, 5/2/45, $20.00 E5081. Sadworth, Berlin falls, scarce, $20.00 E5082. Fluegel, Rangoon, 5/3/45, SOLD E5192. Minkus, hand-written notation, 5/3/45, $15.00 E5083. Fluegel, Brenner Pass, 5/4/45, SOLD E5084. Fluegel, Copenhagen, 5/5/45, SOLD E5085. Fluegel, Amsterdam, 5/5/45, SOLD E5086. Fidelity, 5/5/45, $20.00 E5087. Staehle label, scarce, SOLD E5088. Czubay, German surrender, rare, $25.00 E5089. Fluegel, VE Day, 5/8/45, SOLD E5090. Crosby, VE Day, censored, $30.00 E5091. Order of Zunks, VE Day, $25.00 E5092. Fluegel, Prague, VE Day, SOLD E5093. Fluegel, Oslo, VE Day, SOLD E5094. Staehle, King's club, Austria, SOLD E5095. Evening Star, VE Day, $20.00 E5096. Evening Star, block, scarce, $22.00 E5097. Anderson, Berlin, CT, $20.00 E5098. Anderson, Berlin, MA, $20.00 E5099. Serug + label, rare! $28.00 E5100. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5101. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5102. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5103. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5104. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5105. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5106. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5107. Minkus, VE Day, $15.00 E5108. Linto, only 16 made, 5/16/45, $20.00 E5109. Linto, only 16 made, 5/20/45, $20.00 E5110. Boone, Churchill, scarce, SOLD E5111. Fidelity, Okinawa, 5/25/45, $20.00 E5112. Linto, only 16 made, $20.00 E5113. Linto, only 16 made, SOLD E5114. Fluegel, Borneo, 6/11/45, SOLD E5115. Fluegel, US Navy cancel, scarce, SOLD E5116. Linto, only 16 made, $20.00 E5117. Fidelity, Ike, 6/18/45, $20.00 E5118. Evening Star, scarce, 6/18/45, SOLD E5119. Crosby, hand notation, rare, $30.00 E5120. Fluegel, Okinawa captured, SOLD E5121. Sayama, Okinawa, 6/21/45, $25.00 E5122. Linto, USS Abele, $20.00 E5123. Linto, only 16 made, $20.00 E5124. Fluegel, UN Conf, 6/25/45, SOLD E5125. Fidelity, UN Conf, 6/26/45, $20.00 E5126. Boone, Luzon recaptured, $18.00 E5127. Linto, Balikpapan, $20.00 E5128. Crosby, typed Balikpapan, $28.00 E5109. Linto, only 16 made, 7/3/45, $20.00 E5130. Fluegel, Berlin, 7/4/45, SOLD E5131. Boone, Balikpapan, 7/5/45, $18.00 E5132. Linto, only 16 made, $20.00 E5133. Linto, only 16 made, $20.00 E5134. Fidelity, Potsdam Conf, 7/16/45, $20.00 E5135. Fidelity, Churchill out, $20.00 E5136. Fluegel, Big 3 Meeting, 8/1/45, SOLD E5137. Teixeira, Potsdam Conf, 8/1/45, $40.00 E5138. Fidelity, Japan jittery, 8/3/45, $20.00 E5139. Linto, only 16 made, 8/4/45, $20.00 E5140. Fluegel, Atomic bomb, 8/6/45, SOLD E5141. Teixeira, Atomic bomb, 8/6/45, SOLD E5142. Sayama, dual w/Hiroshima, 1985, SOLD E5143. Fidelity, Hiroshima dead, $20.00 E5144. Fluegel, Russia at war w/Japan, SOLD E5145. Fidelity, Russia at war w/Japan, $20.00 E5146. Brenn, UN Conf, seldom seen, $20.00 E5147. D. Davis, typed notations, 8/8/45, $18.00 E5148. Linto, only 16 made, 8/8/45, SOLD E5149. Yudkin, Book's Car 2nd Atom Bomb, Very Rare! $100.00 E5150. Fidelity, Japan surrender offer, $20.00 E5151. D. Davis, typed notation, 8/10/45, $18.00 E5152. Ang, typed notation, few made, $18.00 E5153. Mache, typed notation, few made, $18.00 E5154. Boone, Rashin captured, $20.00 E5155. Fluegel, Japan capitulates, SOLD E5156. Sayama, dual w/Japan 1985, $35.00 E5157. Fidelity, Japan defeat, 8/14/45, $20.00 E5158. Crosby, Japan surrender, 8/14/45, $25.00 E5159. Linto, only 16 made, 8/14/45, SOLD E5160. Agnew, Nat'l Day of Prayer, 8/19/45, $15.00 E5161. Crosby, Jap delay, 8/21/45, $22.00 E5162. Fidelity, Japan signs surrender, $20.00 E5163. Minkus, typed notation, $20.00 E5164. Fluegel, VJ Day, 9/2/45, SOLD E5165. Fluegel, China, VJ Day, SOLD E5167. Fluegel, Korea, VJ Day, SOLD E5168. Sayama, dual w/Japan 1985, $35.00 E5169. APO 500 Yokohama cancel, VJ Day, $40.00 E5170. Southworth, VJ Day, scarce, SOLD E5171. Southworth, VJ Day, scarce, SOLD E5172. Huss/A. Goff, VJ Day, $20.00 E5173. Staehle, dual cancel on 4 Freedoms cachet, SOLD E5174. Lowell Coll Club, stamps in V, $20.00 E5175. Lowell Coll Club, stamps in V, $20.00 E5176. Boone, VJ Day, $15.00 E5177. Fidelity, Tokyo, 9/7/45, $20.00 E5178. Fluegel, Tokyo, MacArthur, 8/8/45, SOLD E5179. Fluegel, Wainwright rescue, SOLD E5180. Fidelity, Wainwright Day, 9/10/45, $20.00 E5194. Handmade, Nimitz PO, $35.00 E5181. Ang, Gold Star Heroes, 9/25/45, $15 E5182. Fidelity, Nimitz Day, 10/5/45, $20.00 E5184. Fidelity, Laval shot, 10/15/45, $20.00 E5186. Fidelity, War Crimes Comm, $20.00 E5187. Fidelity, DeGualle Wins, $20.00 E5188. Fidelity, Atom Bomb Conf, $20.00 E5189. Fidelity, Nazi Trial begins, $20.00 E5190. Fidelity, End of meat rations, $20.00 E5191. Fidelity, UN Hq in USA, $20.00

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