7086 - Chester Nimitz War-Dated Typed Letter Signed - "The continued vigorous support of the home front will speed the defeat of Japan.”

Chester Nimitz War-Dated Typed Letter Signed - "The continued vigorous support of the home front will speed the defeat of Japan.” World War II-dated TLS signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas / Headquarters of the Commander in Chief letterhead, July 22, 1945. Letter to Dominick Fabian, in full: “Thank you for your letter of 8 July 1945, which came in an envelope bearing the Iwo Jima memorial stamp and was mailed on the first day of issue. That you have a highly patriotic spirit is quite evident from your letter. I urge you to stick to your job as a shipfitter, and to continue your purchases of war bonds. The continued vigorous support of the home front will speed the defeat of Japan.” In very good condition, with moderately heavy creasing along the left side. The 3-cent Iwo Jima commemorative that carried Fabian’s letter was issued in Washington on July 11, 1945, reproducing Joe Rosenthal’s photograph of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi. On September 2, 1945, six weeks after writing this letter, Nimitz signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay as the representative of the United States.