August 12th Auction of Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Sports
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/12/2021
A fine used envelope with a canceled 3cent stamp of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima, signed and inscribed in 1946 by the famous photographer Joe Rosenthal.
Joe Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. His picture became one of the best-known photographs of the war and was replicated as the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA
Joe Rosenthal Signed Envelope of Raising Flag stamp
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