US 4721a Civil Rights Emancipation Proclamation imperf NDC single MNH 2013

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

4721a

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

2013

Item Description

Detailed Description
With the 2013 _EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION_ Forever® stamp, the U.S. Postal Service commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863.

Lincoln's proclamation, issued nearly two years into the Civil War, declared that all slaves in the rebel states of the Confederacy “are, and henceforward shall be free.” In addition, the document authorized the recruitment of black soldiers into the Union army. Their courage in battle and contributions to the Union's ultimate victory greatly influenced the nation to adopt the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865, outlawing slavery forever.

“In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free,” Lincoln wrote in a message to Congress one month before signing the Emancipation Proclamation. A nation “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” at last began the journey toward true liberty and justice for all.

Art director Antonio Alcalá worked with graphic designer Gail Anderson of New York City to produce the stamp. To evoke the look of broadsides from the Civil War era, they employed Hatch Show Print of Nashville, Tennessee, one of the oldest working letterpress print shops in America.

The Emancipation Proclamation stamp is one of a civil rights set being issued in 2013. The Postal Service is issuing two other stamps in 2013 to commemorate significant anniversaries in the struggle for African-American civil rights. One of them celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks; the other has not been unveiled at the time of this writing.

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Shipping & Handling Fee
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* First item (USA) - BETWEEN USD $1.13 AND USD $1.79, DEPENDS ON THE SIZE
* First Item (International) - BETWEEN USD $1.77 AND USD $3.57, DEPENDS ON THE DESTINATION AND THE SIZE
* Each eligible additional item (USA / International) - USD $0.10 (see combined shipping discount), independent of the destination and the size

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Package Loss Responsibilities
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* Shipping Tracking Number - an extra of USD $1.00 PER INVOICE
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Seller Information

Seller

msfong (28713)

Registered Since

04/25/2013

Feedback

99.9%

Store

Fongan

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Item Location

California, United States

Ships To

Worldwide

Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

Money Back - Returns Accepted within 30 Days (Buyer pays Shipping Cost)