Stamps Endicia Compatible, Shipping Mailing Labels (700 per Roll, " width=w height=h />Issue Type: Commemorative Issue City: Santa Fe, NM 87501 Issue Date: March 31, 2010 This is the 44-cent Bill Mauldin commemorative stamp, available as a Block of 4 stamps, a Block of 10 stamps, or a Pane of 20 stamps.On March 31, 2010, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Postal ServiceTM issued a 44-cent, Bill Mauldin commemorative stamp, designed ! by Terre nce W. McCaffrey, USPS.The U.S. Postal Service honors Bill Mauldin, one of America's favorite cartoonists. During World War II, military readers got a knowing laugh from Mauldin's characters Willie and Joe, who gave their civilian audience an idea of what life was like for soldiers. After the war, Mauldin became a popular and influential editorial cartoonist.U.S. Postal Service Art Director Terrence W. McCaffrey chose to honor Mauldin through a combination of photography and an example of Mauldin's art. The photograph of Bill Mauldin is by John Phillips, a photographer for Life magazine; it was taken in Italy on December 31, 1943. Mauldin's cartoon, showing characters Willie and Joe, is used courtesy of the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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