Liberty Bell 13 Cent Airmail - Philadelphia, PA
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Assisted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 39° 56.965 W 075° 09.014
18S E 487166 N 4422153
This 13 cent airmail stamp in black and red depicts an image of the Liberty Bell and the words "Let Freedom Ring".
Waymark Code: WMDEB6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 18
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This 13 cent airmail stamp in black and red (Scott C62) depicts an image of the Liberty Bell and the words "Let Freedom Ring". The same stamp design had been issued a year earlier in a black and green design with a 10 cent denomination (Scott C57).

From the U.S. Stamp Gallery website:

The Liberty Bell first was hung in 1753 in the newly finished Pennsylvania State House. That building later became known as Independence Hall.

An inscription on the bell reads, "Proclaim Liberty throughout the land" (Lev. 25:10). The bell was rung on the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, inaugurating an Independence Day tradition that was observed every year (other than 1777-1778, when the bell was removed and hidden from British occupiers of Philadelphia) until 1846.

In 1846 a small crack in the bell enlarged to the point where the bell no longer could be sounded.

The Liberty Bell may be the most famous symbol of the Colonial struggle for independence. It now is housed at Philadelphia's Liberty Bell pavilion.

The National Postal Museum website has no narrative, only the stamp's technical details

Stamp Issuing Country: United States of America

Date of Issue: June 28, 1961

Denomination: 13¢

Color: Black and Red

Stamp Type: Single Stamp

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