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Nuclear Weapons of the Atomic AgeHector Bolduc Protest Stamps, 1995When asked why he created his Protest Stamps, the Reverend Father Hector L. Bolduc of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Gilford, New Hampshire said, %u201cIn honor of our nation and in particular of those who fought and died in defending our great nation%u2019s freedom, I decided to issue a private label marking the 50thanniversary of the Allied victory over Japan.%u201d The artwork for Bolduc%u2019s stamp was done by Larry Frates, a noted artist who rendered the design in watercolor. Of Frates%u2019 work, Bolduc said, %u201cI don%u2019t think it took him more than five minutes!%u201d The date on the stamp, August 15, 1945 was the day after President Truman announced Japan%u2019s surrender. Bolduc%u2019s Protest Stamp was issued in sheets of 24 and sold for $10 per sheet plus $1 for postage. In speaking of his stamp%u2019s popularity, Bolduc said, %u201cSurprisingly, the largest number of orders for the stamp came from Japan.%u201d According to his obituary, Father Bolduc died on September 10, 2012 at the age of 76. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the European Theatre. He was also an avid world traveler and collector. Bolduc attended Catholic University in Washington, DC, and was ordained in Econe, Switzerland in 1974.Article from Linn%u2019s Stamp News about the Bolduc Protest Stamp.