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1963 5c Civil War Centennial: Battle of Gettysburg
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U.S. #1180
4¢ Gettysburg
Civil War Centennial Series
Issue Date: July 1, 1963
City: Gettysburg, PA
Quantity: 79,905,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Gray and blue
This stamp was issued in 1963 to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1 through 3, 1863 in the Pennsylvania town for which it is named. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point, thanks to the Union's decisive victory, which occurred around the same time as the fall of Vicksburg to Union forces in the western theater. The stamp was issued in Gettysburg itself, tying the release directly to the site of the battle it commemorates.
The stamp's design was the result of the first nationwide contest ever sponsored by the Post Office Department inviting professional artists to submit designs for a United States postage stamp. The winning design shows a Confederate soldier set against a gray background alongside a Union soldier set against a blue background, a visual device that captures the opposing forces converging at close range and reflects the traditional colors long associated with each side of the conflict.
Gettysburg remains one of the most studied and commemorated battles in American military history, remembered not only for its scale and cost but for President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered later that same year at the dedication of the battlefield's national cemetery.
U.S. #1180
4¢ Gettysburg
Civil War Centennial Series
Issue Date: July 1, 1963
City: Gettysburg, PA
Quantity: 79,905,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Gray and blue
This stamp was issued in 1963 to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1 through 3, 1863 in the Pennsylvania town for which it is named. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point, thanks to the Union's decisive victory, which occurred around the same time as the fall of Vicksburg to Union forces in the western theater. The stamp was issued in Gettysburg itself, tying the release directly to the site of the battle it commemorates.
The stamp's design was the result of the first nationwide contest ever sponsored by the Post Office Department inviting professional artists to submit designs for a United States postage stamp. The winning design shows a Confederate soldier set against a gray background alongside a Union soldier set against a blue background, a visual device that captures the opposing forces converging at close range and reflects the traditional colors long associated with each side of the conflict.
Gettysburg remains one of the most studied and commemorated battles in American military history, remembered not only for its scale and cost but for President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered later that same year at the dedication of the battlefield's national cemetery.
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