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sale Item Description.
Up for sale is a beautiful and historic World War II Pacific Liberation First Day Cover (FDC) from the Commonwealth of the Philippines, postmarked January 19, 1945, at the reopened Tacloban, Leyte post office. This historic cover documents the initial postal restoration following General Douglas MacArthur’s historic landing on Leyte in October 1944, occurring months before Manila\'s final liberation. Front Details: - 2-centavo United States of America / Commonwealth of the Philippines postal card (Jose Rizal portrait) with a crisp black \"VICTORY\" overprint. -
Features the authentic, highly collectable 5-line violet/purple handstamped cachet: \"FIRST DAY COVER / FIRST REGULAR VICTORY STAMPS / SOLD IN REOPENED POST OFFICE IN THE LIBERATED PHILIPPINES / JANUARY 19, 1945\". - Tied with a clear Tacloban, Leyte duplex circular datestamp (CDS). - Locally addressed in pencil to Mr. L. Brillante in Tacloban, Leyte. Back Details: - Features three distinct U.S. Administration/Commonwealth issues, each with the bold black \"VICTORY\" overprint: * 4c Green (Mural Painting / Liberty) * 8c Purple (Pearl Fishing) * 10c Rose Carmine (Fort Santiago) - All three stamps are beautifully tied across the center by another Tacloban, Leyte Jan 19, 1945 postmark.
Condition: Excellent, authentic condition with light, natural aging consistent with genuine wartime postal usage. Clean edges and vibrant stamp colors. Please review the high-resolution scans for precise centering and cancellation details.
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