![Vintage WWII 1942 stationery](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8288/7500918736_9d665ccd5b.jpg)
As my American readers all know, today is a big holiday in the USA: Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July. We celebrate our independence (from big bad England, way back in 1776) and it tends to be a day of patriotism... and picnics and fireworks!
![Stationery set with Victory V](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8158/7500918806_0eafe889d4.jpg)
No picnics or fireworks for me today, but I'm certainly enjoying the holiday - and I thought I'd share this vintage WWII patriotic stationery with you. It's one of those things I thought I'd blogged about long ago, but was shocked to discover today that I haven't blogged about it at all! These sets are copyright 1942 and are the real deal WWII originals, and of course I fell head over heals for the slogan on the package:
![It is your patriotic duty to write to the boys in our armed forces](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/7500918964_0e7f1bac4e.jpg)
"It is your patriotic duty to write to the boys in our armed forces!" I have a few of these left in my etsy shop: Vintage WWII Patriotic stationery.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day today!