The Washington–Franklin Issues are a series of definitive U.S. Postage stamps depicting George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, issued by the U.S. Post...
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Washington–Franklin issues. Featured below are the issues that are unique in their designs and the most definitive. When the U.S. Post Office issued its...
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convention. Washington arrived in Philadelphia on May 9, 1787, and the convention began on May 25. Benjamin Franklin nominated Washington to preside over...
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introduced in the previous Washington-Franklin issues, where landscape format had been used for the $2 and $5 stamps. In the 1922-1931 issues, the corner ornamentation...
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late 1908, when it was superseded by the Washington-Franklin Issues. Despite its name, the Second Bureau Issue was, in fact, the first definitive series...
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Mount Washington is an ultra-prominent mountain in the state of New Hampshire. It is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 ft (1...
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Emanuel Leutze Washington Crossing the Delaware (1953 painting) – painting by Larry Rivers U.S. Postage stamps Washington-Franklin Issues 1932 bicentennial...
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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States...
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States, George Washington, soldier and politician Lawrence Washington, politician Augustine Washington Jr., and politician Charles Washington. Born into the...
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statue of George Washington to the people of the Republic of France. Richmond, Virginia: Report of the Commissioners. 1912. "Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)...
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Turn: Washington's Spies (originally titled Turn and stylized as TURИ: Washington's Spies) is an American period drama television series based on Alexander...
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George Washington, the first president of the United States, lost all but one of his teeth by the time he was inaugurated, and had at least four sets of...
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Washington Crossing the Delaware is the title of three 1851 oil-on-canvas paintings by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze depicting General George...
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in George Washington's footsteps by donating generously, Rupert Johnson Jr., a 1962 graduate who is vice chairman of the $600 billion Franklin Templeton...
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stamp) 1932 Washington Bicentennial Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps Washington-Franklin Issues AMERIPEX Presidential issue of 1986...
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1862 Washington, issue of 1895 Washington-Franklin, issue of 1917 Washington at Valley Forge, issue of 1928 Issue of 1851/57 Issue of 1861 Washington at...
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the United States, George Washington. The second wife of Augustine Washington, she became a prominent member of the Washington family. She spent a large...
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Lafayette's visit to Philadelphia. In this version, Dr. Benjamin Franklin replaces George Washington. Together with George Ross and Robert Morris, they request...
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The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the...
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The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United...
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The guests included Commodore John Rodgers and Capt. David Porter, Col. Franklin Wharton, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and President and Mrs. James...
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postage issues. Entire series of United States stamp issues were designed by Huston, including the Washington-Franklins and the Regular Issues of 1922...
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Revolutionary War. It was won decisively by the Continental Army, led by George Washington, with support from the Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops, led...
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Presidents' Day (redirect from George Washington's Birthday)
2006). "What's Benjamin Franklin's Birthday?". Slate. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011. Washington was born on February...
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Washington, George (November 2, 1783). "Washington's Farewell Address to the Army, 2 November 1783". Founders Online, National Archives. Franklin 1838...
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governor of New Jersey, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the governor of New York. The first people to cross the George Washington Bridge were reportedly two...
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The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original...
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Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public...
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with Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Following the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention of 1787, a fatigued Washington returned to his estate...
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The location of all 3 of the crossings Trenton Mount Holly George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December...
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