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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The second inauguration of George Washington as president of the United States was held in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
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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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States, George Washington, soldier and politician Lawrence Washington, politician Augustine Washington Jr., and politician Charles Washington. Born into the...
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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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Bureau Issues (1902-1908)". postalmuseum.si.edu. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023. "Fourth Bureau Issues (1922-1930)"...
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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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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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late 1908, when it was superseded by the Washington-Franklin Issues.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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Definitive stamp (redirect from Definitive issue)
series United States 1869 Pictorial Issue Series of 1902 Washington-Franklin Issues Presidential Issue Liberty issue Prominent Americans series Americana...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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that caused the Department of the Army to issue Orders 31-3 on March 13, 1978, posthumously promoting Washington to the grade of General of the Armies of...
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Lawrence Washington (September 1659 – February 1698) was a colonial-era Virginia planter, slave holder, lawyer, soldier and politician. He was the paternal...
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Washington: A Life is a biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow...
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USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship...
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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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The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named...
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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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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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