FREE: 1928 Molly Pitcher Overprint 2c Washington

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1928
The words "Molly Pitcher" imprinted as overpint in black ink on 2 cent carmine Washington
MINT front side clean
fairly well centered
original gum og on backside but with tear

The "Molly Pitcher" stamp, commemorating the Battle of Monmouth

As the story goes, Mary (Molly) Hays, the wife of an artillery infantryman, delivered water to the wounded at the Battle of Monmouth, often to cries of "the pitcher, Molly". The story continues, when her husband was wounded, she took the helm at his cannon and continued until the end of the battle, making her one of the heroines of the War. Historians have questioned the authenticity of this account, but the stamp was issued by overprinting the regularly issued 2¢ stamp

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