Celebrating the 72nd Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
6 1/2 x 3 3/4, envelope. First Day Of Issue, of the 3 cents, President Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Postage stamp celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Light blue U.S. postage stamp with a portrait of President Lincoln, and a quote from his immortal Gettysburg Address, "That Government Of The People, By The People, For The People, Shall Not Perish From The Earth." Tied on by stamped "First Day Of Issue," and C.D.S., Gettysburg, PA., Nov. 19, 1948- 9 AM. Excellent.
WBTS Trivia: President Abraham Lincoln gave his immortal Gettysburg Address during the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, on Thursday, November 19, 1863. |
