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1931 2c General Casimir Pulaski, Carmine Rose
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U.S. #690
1931 2¢ General Casmir Pulaski
Issue Date: January 16, 1931
First City: Brooklyn, NY
Quantity Issued: 96,559,400
U.S. Scott #690 is a 2-cent carmine rose commemorative stamp issued on January 16, 1931, honoring General Casimir Pulaski — the Polish-born cavalry commander who gave his life in the service of American independence. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using flat plate printing, perforated 11.
The stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of Pulaski's death at the Siege of Savannah in 1779, and the dates 1748 and 1779 — his birth and death years — appear on either side of his portrait. The design pairs his image with crossed American flags in the background, a fitting tribute to a man who adopted a new country's cause as his own. Scott #690 was issued just months after the von Steuben stamp (#689), making the two a natural companion pair — both honoring foreign-born officers whose contributions to the Revolutionary War were indispensable.
Born in 1748 in Poland, Casimir Pulaski was already a seasoned combat veteran when he arrived in America in 1777. He had fought in Poland's Bar Confederation uprising against Russian domination, earning a reputation for bold, daring cavalry tactics. Forced into exile after the uprising's defeat, he met Benjamin Franklin in Paris, who recognized his military talent and recommended him to General Washington. Pulaski arrived at Washington's headquarters at Brandywine, Pennsylvania, just in time to play a crucial role in covering the retreat of the Continental Army during the Battle of Brandywine — an action that is widely credited with saving Washington's life and preserving the army from destruction. Impressed, Washington appointed him Brigadier General and Commander of the American cavalry.
Pulaski went on to found and train the Pulaski Legion — a combined force of cavalry and light infantry — and fought in multiple engagements before the Siege of Savannah in October 1779, where he was mortally wounded leading a cavalry charge and died two days later at the age of 31. He is honored today as a hero of both Poland and the United States, one of only eight people ever to receive honorary U.S. citizenship by an act of Congress.
U.S. #690
1931 2¢ General Casmir Pulaski
Issue Date: January 16, 1931
First City: Brooklyn, NY
Quantity Issued: 96,559,400
U.S. Scott #690 is a 2-cent carmine rose commemorative stamp issued on January 16, 1931, honoring General Casimir Pulaski — the Polish-born cavalry commander who gave his life in the service of American independence. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using flat plate printing, perforated 11.
The stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of Pulaski's death at the Siege of Savannah in 1779, and the dates 1748 and 1779 — his birth and death years — appear on either side of his portrait. The design pairs his image with crossed American flags in the background, a fitting tribute to a man who adopted a new country's cause as his own. Scott #690 was issued just months after the von Steuben stamp (#689), making the two a natural companion pair — both honoring foreign-born officers whose contributions to the Revolutionary War were indispensable.
Born in 1748 in Poland, Casimir Pulaski was already a seasoned combat veteran when he arrived in America in 1777. He had fought in Poland's Bar Confederation uprising against Russian domination, earning a reputation for bold, daring cavalry tactics. Forced into exile after the uprising's defeat, he met Benjamin Franklin in Paris, who recognized his military talent and recommended him to General Washington. Pulaski arrived at Washington's headquarters at Brandywine, Pennsylvania, just in time to play a crucial role in covering the retreat of the Continental Army during the Battle of Brandywine — an action that is widely credited with saving Washington's life and preserving the army from destruction. Impressed, Washington appointed him Brigadier General and Commander of the American cavalry.
Pulaski went on to found and train the Pulaski Legion — a combined force of cavalry and light infantry — and fought in multiple engagements before the Siege of Savannah in October 1779, where he was mortally wounded leading a cavalry charge and died two days later at the age of 31. He is honored today as a hero of both Poland and the United States, one of only eight people ever to receive honorary U.S. citizenship by an act of Congress.
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