D2301

Norman Rockwell

Freedom From Want

Collins Cover Announcement

NORMAN ROCKWELL

Freedom From Want

Fifty-Cent Mini-Sheet Stamp

A maternity ward window is the subject of this COLLINS Rockwell. The nurse holds the newborn infant as a proud dad and beaming grandparents look on with radiant happiness. In the United States, present generations always strive to provide those who follow with a better standard of living and lifestyle. To give them the chance to enjoy "freedom from want". This hand-painted cover definitely provides a Norman Rockwell artistic point of view as it portrays a slice of life of our American people.

My "Freedom From Fear" cover offered previously (sailor in hammock) was a huge hit with collectors, and you will not want to miss this COLLINS mini-set depicting the four freedoms as outlined in the famous speech by FDR. As you add this cover to your collection, you will personally relate to it as you share a joyous occasion that we all have experienced -- the birth of a baby and the "passing of the torch" to a new generation of Americans. Norman Rockwell's Freedom From Want. Item #D2303. $11.00.

Spring 2020 Mail Sale Commentary 

7 D2301 to D2304 — Norman Rockwell — Four Freedoms - (set of 4 covers) — 7-1-94

During his 1941 State of the Union address to Congress and the nation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced in his speech four essential human freedoms. He knew that the American people were wary of war, and even though Pearl Harbor was still eleven months away, this was the beginning of his efforts to solidify support against the forces'of evil. The great strength and appeal of this approach was the brevity, simplicity, clarity and optimism that was put forth. Every citizen could understand and relate. The Four Freedoms are: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. The Rockwell-like cachets are nostalgic and include: Freedom from Want — a maternity ward window with a family admiring the new infant; Freedom from Fear — a sailor home on leave contentedly enjoying the freedom from fear that is so precious to Americans; Freedom of Speech — a group of citizens assembled at a community meeting knowing all can speak freely and be heard, and Freedom of Worship — a family at the dinner table with heads bowed in prayer.