Ben Franklin, 10/20/1972, #1393D

 Portrait Poster Honors Benjamin Franklin

This poster features:

• 8 1/2" X 11" poster on cardstock
• A portrait of Franklin at a printing press
• Stamp #1393D
• First Day of Issue Cancel for this stamp

     Franklin bought the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729 and ran it u...  more

 Portrait Poster Honors Benjamin Franklin

This poster features:

• 8 1/2" X 11" poster on cardstock
• A portrait of Franklin at a printing press
• Stamp #1393D
• First Day of Issue Cancel for this stamp

     Franklin bought the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729 and ran it until he retired in 1748.   He became the official printer of paper currency in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  His most famous and profitable publication was Poor Richard's Almanack.

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