US Overrun Countries Detail
Issuing EntityUSA
Year Issued1943
MaterialPaper
TypeCommemorative
About US Overrun Countries Detail
See Overrun Countries entry. President Franklin D. Roosevelt personally designed the border featuring a phoenix rising from flames. The 13 stamps honored countries under Nazi occupation: Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, Albania, Austria, Denmark, and Korea. The Korean stamp was the first US stamp to feature a Korean national symbol.
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