Lafayette
A commemorative postage stamp on Marquis de Lafayette :
Issued by United States of America
Issued on Jun 13, 1977
Designer : Bradbury Thompson, Riverside, CT
Modeler : Peter Cocci
First Day City : Charleston, South Carolina
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : 13 cents
Colors : Red, Blue and Black
Image Area :
1.105 x 1.440 inches or
28.06 x 36.57 millimeters
Plate Numbers : One
Stamps to Pane : 40
Engravers :
Joseph S. Creamer, Jr. (vignette)
Albert Saavedra (lettering & numeral)
Press : 3–color intaglio
Name : Marie–Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette
Born on Sep 6, 1757 at Chavaniac, Kingdom of France
Died on May 20, 1834 at Paris, France
About :
- After a tedious seven-week voyage aboard the “La Victoire,“ young Marquis de Lafayette came ashore on the coast of South Carolina on June 13, 1777. Although not sponsored by his government, his arrival in America to fight for American independence was a prelude to the vital French support which would follow. Within the next three months, he journeyed to Philadelphia, was commissioned a major general in the Continental Army and fought with distinction at the Battle of Brandywine.
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