Bicentennial Bulletin: The Official Publication of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1972-04-03

Item — Box: 285, Folder: 25

Identifier: CAC_CC_026_3_285_25_0006

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Bicentennial Bulletin: The Official Publication of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission

The U.S. Postal Service has announced that four 8-cent postage stamps commemorating the Bicentennial will be issued on July 4th at Williamsburg, Virginia. The stamps depict four colonial craftsmen-- glass maker, a silversmith, a wigmaker and a hatter. These will be printed on the same sheet. The horizontal stamps have identical inscriptions, and will be printed deep brown on buff paper. The print order is 135 million.

The New York State American Bicentennial Commission (ARBC) has announced that publication of a paperback edition of Carl Becher's essay, The Spirit of '76, with introduction and notes by Dr. Louis L. Tucker, Executive Director of the Commission. The book may be purchased for $1.00 from Gifts and Exchange Section, New York State Library, State Education Department, Albany, New York 12224.

The Gaspee Day Committee, Warwick, Rhode Island, has informed the American Bicentennial Commission (ARBC) that in honor of the 200th

Dates

1972-04-03

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