US 1948 Abraham Lincoln and Quotation from Gettysburg Address 3c. Scott. 978


US 1948 Abraham Lincoln and Quotation from Gettysburg Address 3c. Scott. 978


Series: Gettysburg Address Issue

Stamp details: Abraham Lincoln and Quotation from Gettysburg Address

Issued date: 19-11-1948 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 3c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 978
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 975
Michel (Germany): 591
Yvert et Tellier (France): 529

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary Press

Stamp Colors: Bright blue
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10½

Themes: Famous People, Head of State

Total print: 63,388,000 (estimate)

Description:- The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is one of the best-known speeches in American history.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address