J-27 May 7, 1971 issue of the 16 cent Definitive honoring Ernie Pyle, the Scripps-Howard newsman who brought the story of the GI in World War II home to millions of Americans. He covered the war as no other war had ever been covered, writing about the privations, humor, and heartbreak that were part of the daily life of the GI. He was killed in Ie Shimo on April 18, 1945, while covering the Marine assault on Iwo Jima. The painting is of an Army pouch, with a pencil and a pad of paper. The numis is significantly a BU 1971P Roosevelt dime. A matching mint stamp is mounted on the reverse of the cover. 31 produced.
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