Carmel Mission Basilica Belfry - Carmel, CA
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N 36° 32.562 W 121° 55.195
10S E 596675 N 4044687
Belfry at the Basilica of Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo - Carmel California.
Waymark Code: WMC051
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2011
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Mission San Carlos Borroméo del Río Carmelo, aka Carmel Mission, is a Roman Catholic Basilica in Carmel. The mission was founded in 1770 in Monterey and relocated into its present location in 1791. It was headed by Father Junípero Serra from 1770 until his death in 1784. Farther Serra is buried beneath the chapel floor.
Starting in 1818, the Spanish began to lose control of the area and the mission fell into disrepair. The mission was restored in 1884. It retains the original bell tower dome, the subject of the stamp.
The United States stamp was issued to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the settlement of California.
It is on the National Register of Historic Places and a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
Stamp Issuing Country: United States
Date of Issue: July 16, 1969
Denomination: 6 cents
Color: orange, red black & light blue
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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