US 1960 'Airmail' Liberty Bell 10c. Scott. C57
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Series: Airmail 1952-1967
Stamp details: Liberty Bell - Let Freedom Ring
Issued date: 10-06-1960 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 10c.
Emission: Air Post
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): C57
Stanley Gibbons (UK): A1137
Michel (Germany): 781
Yvert et Tellier (France): PA56
Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori press
Stamp Colors: Green and Black
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11
Gum type: Ordinary
Themes: Aircraft, Aviation, Bell
Total print: 39,960,000 (estimate)
Stamp details: Liberty Bell - Let Freedom Ring
Issued date: 10-06-1960 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 10c.
Emission: Air Post
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): C57
Stanley Gibbons (UK): A1137
Michel (Germany): 781
Yvert et Tellier (France): PA56
Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori press
Stamp Colors: Green and Black
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11
Gum type: Ordinary
Themes: Aircraft, Aviation, Bell
Total print: 39,960,000 (estimate)
Description:- The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Once placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now renamed Independence Hall), the bell today is located across the street in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park. The bell was commissioned in 1751 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly from the London firm of Lester and Pack (known subsequently as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry), and was cast with the lettering "Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof", a Biblical reference from the Book of Leviticus (25:10). The bell first cracked when rung after its arrival in Philadelphia, and was twice recast by local workmen John Pass and John Stow, whose last names appear on the bell. In its early years, the bell was used to summon lawmakers to legislative sessions and to alert citizens about public meetings and proclamations.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell