![]() ![]() territories.Īll stamp and philatelic orders are charged a $1.50 handling fee on domestic orders up to $50.00, and $2.10 if the order is greater than $50.00. The Postal Store® cannot accept orders for shipment outside the United States, but we do ship to APO/FPO/DPO addresses and U.S. To view your order status and tracking information, sign in to your ® account, go to "Activity History", and select your order number. ![]() If your order contains pre- or back-ordered items, those items will ship separately when all pre- or back-ordered items are available. Please allow 3-5 business days for in-stock items to be shipped with Default Shipping, or 1-2 business days for in-stock orders to be shipped with Priority Mail Express® service. The Postal Store® ships all in-stock orders with USPS Tracking® service. Header “ZRPH QF UB WOMEN CRYPTOLOGISTS OF WORLD WAR II SWRORJLVWV RIZRUOGZDULL” October 18, 2022, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 Women Cryptologists of World War II Stamp This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price. The Women Cryptologists of World War II stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. Their contributions opened the door for women in the military and have helped shape intelligence and information security efforts for future generations.Īntonio Alcalá served as art director and designer for this stamp. Today, they are widely considered STEM pioneers, especially because their wartime work coincided with the development of modern computer technology. Sworn to secrecy under penalty of treason, the women cryptologists of World War II remained silent about their crucial and far-reaching contributions for decades. messages were secure and error-free-an early form of cybersecurity. They also built high-speed machines that allowed cryptologists to break German messages encrypted by the Enigma machine, intercepted enemy communications, and ensured that encrypted U.S. They deciphered Japanese fleet communications, helped prevent German U-boats from sinking vital cargo ships, and worked to break the encryption systems that revealed Japanese shipping routes and diplomatic messages. Thousands more were military personnel, volunteers who enlisted following the establishment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in May 1942 and of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), part of the U.S. Many women cryptologists were civilians recruited while still in college or working as schoolteachers. The reverse side of the pane discloses the cipher needed to read the words. In the pane selvage, seemingly random letters (ZRPH QF UB SWRORJLVWV RIZRUOGZDULL, FLSKHU, DQDOBCH, and VHFUHW) can be deciphered to reveal some key words. ![]() Her breakthrough allowed the United States to read and exploit the information conveyed in Japanese diplomatic messages for the duration of the war. Army’s Signal Intelligence Service, discovered the key to cracking the code in September 1940. Genevieve Grotjan, a cryptologist with the U.S. The Purple code was used by the Japanese government to encrypt diplomatic messages. The poster was designed by John Falter (1910–1982), who designed more than 300 recruiting posters during his military service. The stamp art features an image from a World War II–era WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Service) recruitment poster with an overlay of characters from the “Purple” code. Postal Service honors all of the women cryptologists of World War II, whose service played an inestimable role in the Allied victory. Their work was by turns frustrating and exhilarating-and one of the conflict’s best-kept secrets. During World War II, some 11,000 women labored day and night, helping to process and decipher an endless stream of enemy military messages. ![]()
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