Issue Date: September 3, 1991
City: Phoenix, Arizona
Quantity: 7,609,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved 

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored 

Ten major events or developments of 1941 are depicted on the first of five scheduled sheetlets, one issued each year, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World War II. These are a mini-course in the events that took place throughout the war years. In the center is a map of the world, showing the countries at war in 1941 and pinpointing locations of major events and conflicts that year.

Each of the attached stamps deals with a specific subject - such as the Burma Road, a supply route for Chinese war materials, and the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.