Order of Purple Heart Founded by George Washington

U.S.P.S. 1982

Verlag: U.S. Postal Service, 1982

Beschreibung

This cachet effort is a first for us because it contains the autograph of someone other than the designer H.I. Swindall and painter Julian F. Pugh. That signature is of Keith D. Hawkins who was given his Purple Heart for injuries received at the flag raising of Iwo Jima. On the reverse of this note is the U.S. Pacific Flat order awarding the Purple Heart Medal to Keith D. Hawkins, Pharmacist's Mate Third Class U.S. NR Signed by C.W. Nimitz. Keith was pinned down in cross fire at the time. He knew the six Americans who raised that flag as well as the photographer who took the picture that was later to be used as the basis for one of the few U.S. Stamps to picture living people. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7344

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Order of Purple Heart Founded by George ...

Verlag: U.S. Postal Service

Erscheinungsdatum: 1982

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition