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1933 5c General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Blue
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U.S. #734
1933 5¢ General Tadeusz Kosciusko
Issue Date: October 13, 1933
First City: Boston, MA and seven other cities
Quantity Issued: 45,137,700
U.S. Scott #734 is a 5-cent blue commemorative stamp issued on October 13, 1933, honoring General Tadeusz Kosciuszko on the 150th anniversary of his naturalization as an American citizen. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using flat plate printing, perforated 11, with a quantity of 45,137,700 issued. The first day ceremony was held simultaneously in Boston and seven other cities. The stamp's design depicts the statue of Kosciuszko that stands in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, D.C. — a full-figure rendering of the general in military dress, shown in dignified profile against a simple outdoor background. Scott #734 continued the deliberate series of U.S. stamps honoring foreign-born allies of the Revolution, following the von Steuben (#689), Pulaski (#690), and Yorktown (#703) issues issued earlier in the same decade.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born in Poland in 1746 and trained as a military engineer in France before sailing to America in 1776 to volunteer his skills to the Continental Army. His contributions were transformational. He designed the critical fortifications at Saratoga, New York, where the American victory in October 1777 proved to be the turning point of the war and convinced France to enter as an American ally. He then designed and oversaw the construction of the fortifications at West Point — the strategic highland stronghold on the Hudson River that became the backbone of American defensive strategy for the remainder of the war. Congress commissioned him as a colonel in the Continental Army, and he served with distinction throughout the conflict, earning promotion to brigadier general by the war's end.
Congress rewarded Kosciuszko with American citizenship, a cash grant, and a land grant for his service, and in 1783 he was formally naturalized — the anniversary the stamp commemorates. He returned to Europe and later led a major Polish national uprising against Russian and Prussian domination in 1794 before ultimately dying in exile in 1817, revered on two continents as a champion of liberty.
U.S. #734
1933 5¢ General Tadeusz Kosciusko
Issue Date: October 13, 1933
First City: Boston, MA and seven other cities
Quantity Issued: 45,137,700
U.S. Scott #734 is a 5-cent blue commemorative stamp issued on October 13, 1933, honoring General Tadeusz Kosciuszko on the 150th anniversary of his naturalization as an American citizen. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using flat plate printing, perforated 11, with a quantity of 45,137,700 issued. The first day ceremony was held simultaneously in Boston and seven other cities. The stamp's design depicts the statue of Kosciuszko that stands in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, D.C. — a full-figure rendering of the general in military dress, shown in dignified profile against a simple outdoor background. Scott #734 continued the deliberate series of U.S. stamps honoring foreign-born allies of the Revolution, following the von Steuben (#689), Pulaski (#690), and Yorktown (#703) issues issued earlier in the same decade.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born in Poland in 1746 and trained as a military engineer in France before sailing to America in 1776 to volunteer his skills to the Continental Army. His contributions were transformational. He designed the critical fortifications at Saratoga, New York, where the American victory in October 1777 proved to be the turning point of the war and convinced France to enter as an American ally. He then designed and oversaw the construction of the fortifications at West Point — the strategic highland stronghold on the Hudson River that became the backbone of American defensive strategy for the remainder of the war. Congress commissioned him as a colonel in the Continental Army, and he served with distinction throughout the conflict, earning promotion to brigadier general by the war's end.
Congress rewarded Kosciuszko with American citizenship, a cash grant, and a land grant for his service, and in 1783 he was formally naturalized — the anniversary the stamp commemorates. He returned to Europe and later led a major Polish national uprising against Russian and Prussian domination in 1794 before ultimately dying in exile in 1817, revered on two continents as a champion of liberty.
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