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1956 Benjamin Franklin 250th Anniversary 3¢ Stamp

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    Posted 11 years ago

    tom61375
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    A 3-cent stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin was issued in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 17, 1956. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a printer, publisher, author, inventor, and diplomat. He promoted the establishment of such public services as a fire department, a lending library, and an academy that grew to be the University of Pennsylvania. After a long stay in London, he returned to Philadelphia, where he served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and helped to draft the Declaration of Independence. At the close of the Revolutionary War, Franklin was one of the diplomats chosen to negotiate peace with Great Britain. He was instrumental in achieving the adoption of the US Constitution. Designed by Charles R. Chickering, the stamp reproduced a painting entitled "Franklin Taking Electricity from the Sky" by Benjamin West, currently in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The wording "US Postage" and the denomination "3c," arranged in two lines, appears in the upper right corner in whiteface Gothic. In a panel at the bottom of the stamp is the lettering "Benjamin Franklin 250th Anniversary," arranged in two lines, in dark modified architectural Roman. The stamp is 0.84 by 1.44 inches in dimension, arranged vertically with a double outline frame, printed by the rotary process, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of fifty. The color of the stamp is red. The printing of 120,000,000 stamps was authorized.

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    1. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Aimers! =^)
    2. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you aghcollect! =)
    3. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you pops52! =)
    4. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you vetraio50! =)
    5. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Phil! =)
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      Thank you SEAN68! =)
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      Thank you nutsabotas6! =)
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      Thank you geo26e! =)
    9. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Aimers! =)
    10. Aimathena Aimathena, 11 years ago
      You are most welcome =^)
    11. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Many many thanks lundy! =)

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