SCOTT #909-21 OVERRUN COUNTRIES 5 CENT

 

I can’t think of a better example of stamps with a powerful message than the Overrun Countries Series.  The series began on June 22, 1943.  The stamps were created for international mail to encourage citizens of countries invaded by the Axis Powers during World War II…

US #909-21

1943-44 U.S. Overrun Countries Series, Complete Set of 13 Stamp Designs Approved by Franklin D. Roosevelt Himself