Author: Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945), President of the United States.
Title: A Vintage News Photograph Depicting President Roosevelt Reviewing Troops Stationed in Casablanca, Morocco in 1943 During World War II, with a Roosevelt Memorial Postage Stamp Affixed to the Bottom of the Photo.
Description: 1943. 1943. - sc The 7-3/4 inch high by 9-1/2 inch wide image depicts President Franklin Delano Roosevelt seated in his army jeep with his hat off, reviewing armed American troops lining the boulevard in Casablanca. Mounted at the bottom of the photograph is a 5 cent memorial US Postage stamp with an inset image of the President with his birth and death dates next to the motto "Freedom of Speech and Freedom from Want and Fear". The stamp is canceled by an illegible postmark stamped on the bottom of the photograph. There is a very tiny tear to the right edge and minor damage to the top edge at left. There is some rubbing and tape remnants to the corners of the verso from mounting. Good.

President Roosevelt met in Casablanca with Winston Churchill in January of 1943. Good .

Keywords: AMERICANA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHS; STAMP; FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT; WORLD WAR II; NEWS; CASABLANCA; REVIEWING TROOPS; F.D.R.; PRESIDENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HISTORY; SECOND WORLD WAR; POSTMARK.

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