Philatelic Society of Lancaster County

The James Buchanan Chapter #173 of the American Philatelic Society
Chapter 118 of the American Topical Association

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Exhibit: The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, by Thomas Nichols

We are very pleased to bring you Tom Nichols Exhibition on the Stamps of the 1940’s, a decade which included the post-Great Depression era, World War II and the post-World War II era. Tom wanted to accomplish an all-inclusive collection of the different types of postal material published over this varied decade of turmoil and new beginnings in order to better understand how U.S. philately was affected by those world events. He identified 15 different categories of postal material that can be collected and over 175 postal items issued.

This exhibit highlights many of those different collecting categories and focuses on the great series of stamps and postal events that occurred during the 1940’s. You are also encouraged to visit the StampSmarter website, where this Exhibition is also available for viewing (The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps).

The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, Overview
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1940
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1941
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1942
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1943
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1944
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1945
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1946
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1947
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1948
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, 1949
The 1940’s: A Decade of Stamps, V-Mail