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Scott 5977
Forever Battlefields of the American Revolution
American Semiquincentennial Die Cut 11 x 10½
American Semiquincentennial
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Scott 5977
Forever Battlefields of the American Revolution
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(reference or stock image)2c Battle of Lexington and Concord
(Scott 618
Issued 1925)
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Forever Replica of Old North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, from the 1775 Battle of Lexington & Concord
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Forever American militia members on Old North Bridge,
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Forever British troops withdrawing from Old North Bridge,
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Forever Two ships in harbor & British troops advancing on Breed’s Hill, at 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Forever American militia officer William Prescott (1726-95), with sword, ordering his troops to fire on approaching British troops at Battle of Bunker Hill,
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Forever Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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(reference or stock image)10c Battle of Bunker Hill
(Scott 1564
Issued 1975)
(reference or stock image)24c Washington Crossing the Delaware
(Scott 1688
Issued 1976)
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Forever Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, New Jersey from the 1776 Battle of Trenton
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Forever General George Washington (1732-99) & other officers crossing the Delaware River in the Battle of Trenton,
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Forever Boatmen guiding boats across the Delaware River,
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Forever British Lieutenant General John Burgoyne (1722-92) holding his sword at surrender ceremony of 1777 Battle of Saratoga,
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Forever American General Horatio Gates (1727-1806) reaching to accept Burgoyne’s sword.
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Forever Replica of British howitzer at Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, New York,
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(reference or stock image)2c Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga
(Scott 644
Issued 1927)
(reference or stock image)2c The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
(Scott 703
Issued1931)
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Forever Reconstructions of British battlefield redoubts from 1781 Battle of Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia,
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Forever Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807) pointing British Brigadier General Charles O’Hara (1740-1802) towards Washington at surrender of British troops after the Batlle of Yorktown.
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Forever Washington, Major General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) & Major General Friedrich von Steuben (1730-94) at surrender of British at Yorktown.
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Technical Notes
Issue: | Battlefields of the American Revolution Stamp Announcement 25-12: Battlefields of the American Revolution Stamps Postal Bulletin 22671 — 2025 March 06 |
Item Number: | 486300 |
Denomination: | Forever |
Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
Format: | Pane of 15 (15 designs) |
Series: | American Semiquincentennial |
Issue Date: | 2025 April 16 |
Issue City: | Concord MA 01742 |
Art Director: | Derry Noyes Washington DC |
Designer: | Derry Noyes Washington DC |
Artist: | Greg Harlin Annapolis MD |
Photographer: | Richard Lewis |
Existing Photo: | Jon Bilous |
Existing Photo: | Tom Morris |
Existing Photo: | Gregory J. Parker |
Existing Photo: | Kevin Stewart |
Modeler: | Sandra Lane & Michelle Finn |
Manufacturing Process: | Offset & Flexographic |
Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America (BCA) |
Press Type: | Gallus RCS |
Stamps per Pane: | 15 |
Quantity Issued: | 15 million stamps |
Paper Type/Tagging: | Phosphor, Block Tag |
Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
Die Cut: | 11 x 10½ |
Image Area 1 (w x h) | 1.4200 x 1.0850 in. 36.0680 x 27.5590 mm. |
Stamp Size 1 (w x h): | 1.5600 x 1.2250 in. 39.6240 x 31.1150 mm. |
Full Pane Size (w x h) | 7.5000 x 8.9000 in. 190.5000 x 226.0600 mm. |
Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow; Black |
Plate Size: | 60 stamps per revolution |
Plate Number: | “B” followed by four (4) single digits |
Marginal Markings: | — |
— Front: | Header: Battlefields of the American Revolution • Selvage text • Plate number in bottom two corners |
— Back: | Verso Text • © 2024 USPS • LISPS logo • Two barcodes (486300) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text |