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Chase, Ernest Dudley, 1878-? Service Stamps from World War I

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.106 Author/Creator: Chase, Ernest Dudley, 1878-? Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Stamp Date: 6 November 1917 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 16.75 cm Order a Copy

Partial sheet of stamps supporting American soldiers overseas. Envelope reads, "One Hundred Service Stamps: These stamps upon your letters, To all the world will say, 'I'm proud because my loved one Serves Uncle Sam today.'" 75 stamps, depicting a red rectangle outline with a single blue star in the center, included.

Chase, Ernest Dudley, 1878-

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