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Do we have any collectors of D-Day covers, stamps etc who would share scans of their collection?
Thanking in advance
Cheryl
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No collection, but my Dad landed on Sword beach 6 June 1944. To say I'm proud of that would be an understatement
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Be proud Dave !!!
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This is the only cover in my collection that commemorates D-Day 1944. It arrived in my mailbox five years ago soliciting money to maintain the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. I keep and write-up items like this as 21st-century covers comparable to 19th- & 20th centuries illustrated covers.
Regrettably, I believe D-Day is fading from our societal memory much like Pearl Harbor and the battle of Midway. It is my understanding that many younger people no longer are aware of the pivotal events of the WW II period.
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I had two uncles that i know saw combat... At my Uncle Normans funeral his children mentioned that he was a scout with the tank destroyers going through Southern Holland and Belgium. He never spoke of it. My Uncle Primo was wounded in France and was laying in the snow for a time before being picked up. At one time there was what amounted to a division of U.S. troops A.W.O.L. in Paris, my uncle was one of them. 
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I have this Fleetwood cover in my World War II topical collection...
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I found this postcard in an antiques mall in North Platte. Nebraska. USA. It also resides in my World War II collection. The postmark is June 6, 1944 2 PM LOOMIS NEBR, a small town of 250 people in south central Nebraska. This card shows that this day was just another ordinary day to many people, totally unaware of the enormous event occurring in the English Channel and Normandy, France. The stamp, the postmark, the message, and the picture of sheep symbolize the sacrifice made by many soldiers on this day for the good of the world.
I look at this card and immediately think of Psalm 23.
Linus
Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Amen
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I will be posting it in the auction listings. Larry
08:49:22am
The 80th anniversary of D-Day is fast approaching.
Do we have any collectors of D-Day covers, stamps etc who would share scans of their collection?
Thanking in advance
Cheryl
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No collection, but my Dad landed on Sword beach 6 June 1944. To say I'm proud of that would be an understatement
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This is the only cover in my collection that commemorates D-Day 1944. It arrived in my mailbox five years ago soliciting money to maintain the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. I keep and write-up items like this as 21st-century covers comparable to 19th- & 20th centuries illustrated covers.
Regrettably, I believe D-Day is fading from our societal memory much like Pearl Harbor and the battle of Midway. It is my understanding that many younger people no longer are aware of the pivotal events of the WW II period.
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I had two uncles that i know saw combat... At my Uncle Normans funeral his children mentioned that he was a scout with the tank destroyers going through Southern Holland and Belgium. He never spoke of it. My Uncle Primo was wounded in France and was laying in the snow for a time before being picked up. At one time there was what amounted to a division of U.S. troops A.W.O.L. in Paris, my uncle was one of them.
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I have this Fleetwood cover in my World War II topical collection...
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re: D Day 80th Anniversary
I found this postcard in an antiques mall in North Platte. Nebraska. USA. It also resides in my World War II collection. The postmark is June 6, 1944 2 PM LOOMIS NEBR, a small town of 250 people in south central Nebraska. This card shows that this day was just another ordinary day to many people, totally unaware of the enormous event occurring in the English Channel and Normandy, France. The stamp, the postmark, the message, and the picture of sheep symbolize the sacrifice made by many soldiers on this day for the good of the world.
I look at this card and immediately think of Psalm 23.
Linus
Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Amen
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