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Offered is a fascinating set of six original large-format Columbus Citizen sheets, each printed on both sides with multiple historic Columbus Citizen front pages from the World War II era.IMPORTANT: These are NOT six incomplete newspapers or newspaper clippings. They are six individual sheets that contain multiple historic Columbus Citizen front pages reproduced together on the same physical sheet. The unusual format is one of the most interesting features of this collection.Together, the six sheets preserve approximately two dozen major WWII headlines covering the United States’ involvement in the war from 1941 through the Japanese surrender in August 1945.HISTORIC HEADLINES INCLUDEDSHEET 1* August 15, 1944 — SOUTH FRANCE INVADED BY STRONG ALLIED FORCE
* December 8, 1941 — U.S. DECLARES WAR
* April 18, 1942 — TOKYO IS BOMBED
* July 21, 1944 — AMERICANS INVADE GUAMSHEET 2* February 17, 1945 — YANKS LAND 750 MI. AWAY
* June 21, 1945 — VICTORY ON OKINAWA
* August 7, 1945 — TOKYO ADMITS ATOMIC BOMB CAUSES GREAT DEVASTATION
* February 5, 1945 — 37TH ENTERS MANILASHEET 3* April 12, 1945 — ROOSEVELT DIES AT WARM SPRINGS, GA.
* April 27, 1945 — U.S., RED ARMIES JOIN
* May 8, 1945 — VICTORY!
* March 26, 1945 — 4 ALLIED ARMIES CROSS RHINESHEET 4* October 26, 1944 — 30 JAP SHIPS BLASTED
* December 8, 1941 — U.S. DECLARES WAR
* August 14, 1941 — FDR, CHURCHILL MEET AT SEA
* October 19, 1944 — PHILIPPINES INVADEDSHEET 5* June 6, 1944 — INVASION ON
* May 7, 1943 — TUNIS SUBURBS TAKEN
* July 10, 1943 — INVASION OF SICILYSHEET 6* August 14, 1945 — WAR ENDS — SURRENDER ACCEPTED
* December 31, 1944 — PATTON’S RELIEF COLUMNS FIGHT OFF FLANK ATTACK
* January 10, 1945 — 100,000 YANKS ON LUZON
* August 8, 1945 — RUSSIA DECLARES WAR AGAINST JAPANThe sheets are identified as Columbus Citizen — Metro Edition — 3 cents.These provide a remarkable visual chronology of WWII as reported through the Columbus Citizen, Columbus, Ohio including Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raid, Guam, Sicily, D-Day, the invasion of southern France, the Philippines, Roosevelt’s death, the crossing of the Rhine, the Allied link-up, V-E Day, Okinawa, the atomic bomb, Russia’s declaration of war against Japan, and the final Japanese surrender.CONDITIONThese are original vintage newspaper sheets and show considerable age and handling. The paper is yellowed/browned and brittle, with folds, creases, edge wear, tears and areas of damage. Sheet 1 is in noticeably poorer condition than the others.Please examine all photographs carefully. The photographs are an important part of the description and show the actual condition of the sheets.I have intentionally not attempted to repair, tape, laminate or otherwise alter the sheets.COLLECTOR’S NOTEThese are being offered as one six-sheet collection. The sheets are unusual because multiple historical Columbus Citizen front pages from different dates are printed together on each physical sheet.An interesting piece of Columbus, Ohio newspaper history and World War II ephemera, suitable for a newspaper collector, WWII collector, historian, or display.Please note: These are being sold as the six physical sheets shown in the photographs—not as complete individual newspapers from each of the dates represented.
