My Stamp Collection

General Info

Description

Alexander Hamilton’s Battery, by Edmund Franklin Ward

Theme

Revolutionary War
More info

This is a meta series that encompases all commemorative stamps with the Revolutionary War theme.

1¢ George Washington at Cambridge (1775)
2¢ Liberty Bell (1752), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2¢ Alexander Hamilton’s Battery, by Edmund Franklin Ward
2¢ George Washington praying at Valley Forge (1866)
2¢ George Washington, overprinted Molly Pitcher
2¢ The Fall of Fort Sackville (1923), by Frederick Coffay Yohn
2¢ John Sullivan (1740-1795), Continental Congress delegate
2¢ Count de Rochambeau, Washington, and Count de Grasse
3¢ Proclamation of Peace

Series

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 2¢ Alexander Hamilton’s Battery, by Edmund Franklin Ward
2¢ Surrender of General Burgoyne (1821), by John Trumbull
2¢ Anthony Wayne Memorial (1929), Fort Miami, Ohio
3¢ 25th Anniversary of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
3¢ 150th Anniversary of Lewis and Clark Expedition
3¢ Marine, Coast Guard, Army, Navy, and Air Force Personnel
3¢ Atomic Energy Encircling the Hemispheres
3¢ "Franklin Taking Electricity from the Sky" by Benjamin West
6¢ 50th Anniversary of American Legion
6¢ Rehabilitation of the Disabled
6¢ Wildlife Conservation
8¢ 90th Death Anniversary of Sidney Lanier (1842-1881)
15¢ Frances Perkins (1882-1965) Commemoration
20¢ Science and Industry
20¢ Bicentenary of Sweden–USA Treaty of Amity and Commerce
20¢ 250th Birth Anniversary of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)
20¢ 300th Anniversary of First German Settlers in America
20¢ American Sports Personalities
20¢ Centenary of Civil Service
20¢ Centenary of Metropolitan Opera, New York
20¢ 500th Birth Anniversary of Martin Luther (1483-1546)
20¢ 50th Anniversary of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
20¢ 50th Anniversary of Soil and Water Conservation Movement
20¢ 50th Anniversary of the Credit Union Act
20¢ Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans
20¢ Health Research
20¢ 400th Anniv. of First Raleigh Expedition to Roanoke Island
20¢ Horace Moses (1862-1947) Commemoration
20¢ National Crime Prevention Month
20¢ Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) Commemoration
20¢ Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC
32¢ Marathon
32¢ Breast Cancer Awareness
32¢ Rural Free Delivery
32¢ Computer Technology
32¢ Helping Children Learn
39¢ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
41¢ Settlement of Jamestown
7¢ Balloon Jupiter

Face Value

2¢

Date Issued

18-Oct-1926

Location

New York City, New York
White Plains, New York

Run Qty

Unknown

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

11 x 11

Print Method

Recess

Printing Process

Flat Plate

Color(s)

Carmine Rose

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

A sesquicentennial stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of White Plains which took place on October 28, 1777.  The design was inspired by a painting by E L  Ward entitled "Alexander Hamilton's Battery".

People

• Huston, Claire Aubrey - Designer
• Earle, Howard I - Engraver (lettering)
• Eissler, John - Engraver (vignette)

See also

1847us.comAragocolnect.comJim's Stamp Album