1943 Collier’s WWII Woman Aviation Worker Cover — Sheaffer’s V-Mail Advertisement Reverse.

An original Collier’s magazine cover sheet dated April 3, 1943, featuring a woman in work clothes at the wheel of an industrial vehicle, with an aircraft propeller and radial engine behind her.

The colorful wartime image reflects women’s work in aviation and industry. Printed cover headlines reference Poland, General Wladyslaw Sikorski, and American submarine operations.

The reverse carries an illustrated Sheaffer’s advertisement showing a woman seated on luggage atop an oversized V-Mail letter. Fountain pens and bottles of Sheaffer’s Skrip ink complete the design, linking correspondence with wartime military service.

DETAILS• Original April 3, 1943 Collier’s cover sheet• One sheet printed on both sides• Woman aviation-worker cover image• Sheaffer’s fountain pen and V-Mail ink advertisement on reverse• Cover only; not a complete magazine• Unframed

CONDITIONAge toning, handling wear, minor marks, and edge and corner wear. A mailing label remains attached to the lower-right portion of the cover. Blue-green staining is visible along the upper margin of the Sheaffer’s side. Please review both photographs.

A distinctive collectible for WWII home-front, women’s history, aviation, and writing-instrument collections.