American soldier (1923–1955) who served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, best known as one of the six men who appeared in the iconic photograph 'Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima' by photographer Joe Rosenthal. FDC with a cachet honoring the United States Armed Forces and its successes in World War II, canceled at Washington, D.C., on February 26, 1946, signed in fountain pen, "Ira H. Hayes, Pfc., U.S.M.C." The cover features five affixed postage stamps honoring the American military, one of which reproduces Rosenthal's iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising image. In fine condition.
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