Eagle and Shield self-adhesive Stamp

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-USA 29 DAYTON SEP 29 OH 25 1992 4540 29 Belke

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EAGLE AND SHIELD SELF-ADHESIVE STAMP First Day of Issue: September 25, 1992 First Issue Location: Dayton, Ohio In an effort to create a more convenient product, the United States Postal Service developed the self-adhesive stamps that appear on this Postcard. Because three differ- ent manufacturers are producing the stamp, its denomi- nation and “USA" appear in three colors: red, printed by the gravure process; green, also printed by the gravure process; and brown, printed by the offset/intaglio pro- cess. These stamps depict a rendition of America's Great Seal. In 1776 a committee consisting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson was directed by the Continental Congress“ to bring in a device for a seal of the United States of America." Benjamin Franklin thought the national bird should be the wild turkey but, after much debate, the American bald eagle became our national symbol. The Great Seal of the United States has remained unchanged since its inception. It depicts an American bald eagle clutching the arrows of war in one talon and an olive branch of peace in the other. No. 92-119 First Day of Issue Postcard Collection ©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001 Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Don Balke Heetwood