The Bill of Rights

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Billo Righits Reght ts DELPHIA SEP 25 1989 25 19104 DKStone PA TRIE EtaH DO

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THE BILL OF RIGHTS First Day of Issue: September 25, 1989 First Issue Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The cry of freedom that rang through the first thirteen American colonies in the late 1780's was not carried by a single voice. It was the utterance of many separate voices, all crying for liberty. Yet many were uncertain just what liberty would mean, or how long it would last, and were hesitant to put their trust in a new administration. Post-revolutionary Americans wanted a guarantee that their national government would never turn against the premise it was founded on — individual freedom. Thus, ten amendments to the Constitution listing specific basic freedoms and procedural safeguards were adopted. The amendments, called the Bill of Rights, specify freedoms and protections that are the core of American civil liberty and affirm that the individual may never be deprived by governmental power. The artwork on this Maximum Card shows Federal Hall in New York City, where Amer- ica's First Congress drafted the Bill of Rights. No. 89-25 CONST10612861 We be People *SYCENTENNIA An Official Maximum Card of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution 1787-1791 *BIC ©1989 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by David K. Stone