Lot 940
Rosenthal, Joe "Flags Of Our Fathers" "First Day" Image (1911-2006) American press photographer who took the famous photograph of the Marines raising the American Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, during World War II. Printed black and white reproduction image of his famous photograph signed, "Joe Rosenthal - Mt. Suribachi - Iwo Jima - Feb. 23, 1945" at the lower left, just below the image, within the outer margin, on heavy 10 x 8 in. paper. The signature itself dates to a more recent time but commemorates the actual date Rosenthal took the original photograph.With three different postal cancellations: June 26, 1978, dated at Las Vegas, using the 3¢ "Iwo Jima" Commemorative Stamp, along with a later 15¢ "Photography" Commemorative Stamp; January 30, 1982 at Hyde Park, New York for the Centennial Commemorative of the Birth of "Franklin D. Roosevelt" and having that 20¢ Stamp with Franklin's image; and June 7, 1983, at Washington, DC, for the Postal Commemorative Stamp showing the American "Medal of Honor." A simple, painted wooden frame houses this signed image. This is the only example we have seen of this highly unique, Signed Postal Commemoration.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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