1940 2c Anti-Aircraft Gun

U.S. #900
2¢ Anti-Aircraft Gun
National Defense Issue

Issue Date: October 16, 1940
City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity: 5,211,708,300
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: Rose carmine

U.S. #900 was the second in a 3-stamp series issued to raise consciousness of the need for a strong national defense, which President Franklin Roosevelt considered especially important as World War II raged in Europe. The stamp pictures a 90-millimeter anti-aircraft gun.