Herman Wouk – Pulitzer Prize–Winning Author – Signed Canada WWII First Day Cover

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Herman Wouk signed Canadian First Day Cover issued November 10, 1989, marking the 50th anniversary of Canada’s entry into the Second World War. The cover features period imagery documenting early mobilization, Allied training efforts, and the North Atlantic convoy system, along with a World War II–themed Canadian stamp and Ottawa, Ontario day-of-issue cancellation.

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Herman Wouk (1915–2019) was an American novelist best known for his sweeping historical novels centered on World War II. He won the Pulitzer Prize for The Caine Mutiny (1951), a landmark work of modern American literature. Wouk later authored The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, epic novels that shaped popular understanding of the war and its global impact. His work is widely regarded for its historical depth, moral seriousness, and enduring literary significance.

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