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Victor Perantoni arrived with his young family in the United States a few months after President Kennedy's murder. The tragic episode saddened Victor who had envisioned the United States, 'America' as he called it, to be a land safe from the ugly realities that he had experienced after 1939 under fascism and communism. But what happened in Dallas on that fatal noon hour of 22 November 1963 ruptured his idealistic hopes.

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Victor settled his family in a Polish-Italian ethnic community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he resumed his philatelic and numismatic passions by joining stamp-clubs and philatelic social groups. He traded Polish, Italian, and Australian stamps for United States stamps and coins, thus bringing his collections 'up to date' with his new homeland.

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Victor begins collecting in U.S.A.

The pre-1960's varieties of American collectibles listed below (and on eBay and Delcampe) were obtained by Victor at stamp meetings and swap fairs in Wisconsin during 1964 & 1965. (Instead, his mint and uncirculated coins and all his mint stamp collections had been obtained by him directly from the United States Mint and U.S. Post Office.)

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Soon after his arrival in the U.S.A. Victor was interviewed for employment as a letter-carrier for Milwaukee's Post Office. He had learned the English language during his earlier sojourn in Australia, but it was not very good. So, it was suggested that he learn about U.S. cities and states and then return to apply for a job in mail-sorting, which would require being tested in his speed and recognition of U.S. cities and states. In 1964, adult night-classes of the 'Milwaukee School System' did not offer a suitable resource that Victor might've used for a concentrated study of U.S. cities and states. So then, Victor developed his own way for learning about U.S. cities and states ... Also, it would be lots more fun! He would learn all about U.S. cities and states at Milwaukee's stamp-clubs and at philatelic swap-meetings where he traded European and Australian postal collectibles for — U.S.A.  CITY  POSTMARKS. Victor learned 'US cities and states' from President Thomas Jefferson! Hundreds USA postmarks - city tours - slogans with U.S. cities sorted in alphabetical order.

Thomas Jefferson USA city-tours with cities in alphabetical order (click images for the displays)

THOMAS JEFFERSON 3-CENT CITY-TOUR (cities A-D) Take a 3-cents tour of United States cities with President Thomas Jefferson (cities A-D)	THOMAS JEFFERSON 3-CENT CITY-TOUR (cities D-F) Take a 3-cents tour of United States cities with President Thomas Jefferson (cities D-F)
THOMAS JEFFERSON 3-CENT CITY-TOUR (cities F-H) Take a 3-cents tour of United States cities with President Thomas Jefferson (cities F-H)	THOMAS JEFFERSON 3-CENT CITY-TOUR (cities H-L) Take a 3-cents tour of United States cities with President Thomas Jefferson (cities H-L)
THOMAS JEFFERSON 3-CENT CITY-TOUR (cities L-S) Take a 3-cents tour of United States cities with President Thomas Jefferson (cities L-S)	THOMAS JEFFERSON 3-CENT CITY-TOUR (cities S-Z) Take a 3-cents tour of United States cities with President Thomas Jefferson (cities S-Z)

Very old postmarks of the U.S. 'inter-war' period (1920 to 1941)
with cities in alphabetical order and sorted by year periods.

USA POSTMARKS FROM 1920's Postmark cities in alphabet order	USA POSTMARKS 1930-1935 Postmark cities in alphabet order
USA POSTMARKS 1936-1939 Postmark cities in alphabet order	USA POSTMARKS 1940-1941 Postmark cities in alphabet order

More about Victor, about his WWII experiences, and about his collections can be read in his son's book: "Arrivederci Leopolis - The Lion's War" by George Perantoni and Sam Ivey, published by Amazon in 2011.   CLICK FOR MORE ABOUT VICTOR PERANTONI and his family, and see a video of Victor's presentation at the Winter Park Stamp Club in 1992.

Defense Bonds postmarks during WW2 US Cities in alphabetical order A to Y DEFENSE BONDS POSTMARKS (cities A-Y)	WIN THE WAR eagle stamps A-W
U.S. War Bonds postmarks during WW2 Cities in alphabetical order A to Y WAR-BONDS POSTMARKS (cities A-Y)	WIN THE WAR eagle stamps A-W
LEFT COLUMN Postmarks & stamps during WW2-cities in alphabetical order   RIGHT COLUMN United States Defense Stamps-cities in alphabetical order
Postmarks & stamps during WW2 US Cities A to G (click to open) OTHER WW2 WARTIME POSTMARKS OF USA CITIES A to G	Defense Stamps US Cities A to F DEFENSE STAMPS cities A to F
Postmarks & stamps during WW2 US Cities H to P (click to open) OTHER WW2 WARTIME POSTMARKS OF USA CITIES H to P	Defense Stamps US Cities G to P DEFENSE STAMPS cities G to P
Postmarks & stamps during WW2 US Cities P to Z (click to open) OTHER WW2 WARTIME POSTMARKS OF USA CITIES P to Z	Defense Stamps US Cities R to Z DEFENSE STAMPS cities R to Z

Victor's U.S.A. postmarks and stamps of WWII December 7, 1941

Prior to 7 Dec 1941 the general mood in U.S.A. was a mood of isolationism. Citizens did not want to be involved in Europe's war which had been going on for more than two years. Postmarks below mark the last days of American isolationism (1-6 Dec 1941)

The morning of 7 Dec 1941, "the date that will live in infamy," without any warning Japanese zeros attacked USA at Pearl Harbor. In this way changing the course of the war and of modern history as we know it today.   It was on a Sunday morning and all U.S. Post Offices were closed. Therefore, it is not likely to find any postmarks with that infamous date. The next 6 postmarks are within hours before and after the attack.

The following postmarks are dated December 1941 after Japan's attack on U.S.A at Pearl Harbor.    The letters bearing these postmarks are among America's earliest wartime mail of WWII.

Click to view the December 1941 postmarks in PDF format  This display contains Victor's collection of postmarks dated in Dec 1941: Weekdays before Japan's attack – December 6, hours before the attack – December 8, hours after the attack – and Victor's remaining postmarks dated December 1941, after the attack.  (In PDF format with zoom.)

CANCELATION SLOGANS TO IMPROVE MAIL SERVICE Cancellation slogans to improve mail service 1921-53	CANCELATION SLOGANS PROMOTE SAVINGS BONDS Cancellation slogans promote Savings Bonds 1935-53
CANCELATION SLOGANS PROMOTING RED CROSS Cancellation slogans promote the Red Cross 1934-54	SLOGAN PROMOTIONS FOR MEDICAL PROGRAMS Cancellation slogans for medical programs 1950-1954
SLOGANS FOR COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CONCERNS Slogans for community funds-social concerns 1948-54	CENTENNIALS, ANNIVERSARIES, EXPOS & MILITARY Centennials, anniversaries, expos & military 1925-54

U.S. postmarks grouped by years 1870 to 1941
	VERY OLD USA POSTMARKS 1870-1919 Postmarks in order by dates 1870-1919
USA '13-star' postal cancellations 1908 to 1932 VERY OLD 13-STAR USA CANCELLATIONS 1908-1932 Very old USA postmarks in order by dates 1908-1932
US postmark errors, freaks & oddities 1912-1948
POSTMARKS : ERRORS, FREAKS, AND ODDITIES 1912-1948 USA POSTMARKS : Errors, Freaks, and Oddities 1912-1948