X201

Veterans Administration 

50th Anniversary

Veterans Administration Emblem

Summer 2020 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 3 X201 — Veterans Administration — United States Marines 7-21-80

The official city was Washington, D.C., and I traveled there on the day of issue where I obtained the slogan postmark on the new stamp as well as an added Iwo Jima stamp that is so popular with collectors. The hand painted cachet also has the famous scene of the Marines raising the flag on the mountain top. I then drove north to the small town of Mount Freedom, New Jersey, where I obtained a beautiful magenta first day postmark tying an additional stamp to the envelope. Old Glory was raised on "Mount" Suribachi, and I think the "Mount" Freedom cancel is very symbolic.