FREE: MINT NH OG 1925 2¢ Sloop "Restaurationen" - US Scott # 620

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U.S. #620
1925 Norse-American Issue
2¢ Sloop Restaurationen

First Day of Issue: May 18, 1925
First City: St. Paul, MN; Minneapolis, MN; Benson, MN; Northfield, MN; Algona, IA; Decorah, IA; Washington, D.C.
Quantity Issued: 9,104,983
Printing Method: Flat Plate
Perforation: 11
Color: Carmine and black

The Norse-American issue honors two important events in the history of Norwegian Americans – the arrival of Leif Ericson and the first Norwegian immigrants in America.

The Restaurationen
The first Norwegian immigrants in America arrived in New York on October 9, 1825, aboard the ship Restaurationen. Upon arrival in America, the captain was arrested for carrying 52 passengers, far too many for such a small ship. President John Quincy Adams pardoned him a month later. The passengers from the ship established their first settlement at Kendall, New York.

With no known images of the actual Restaurationen, the design for this stamp was based on a sister ship of similar design, built at the same time and place as the one honored. The stamp’s detailed frame pictures dragon heads and shields similar to those found on ancient Norse ships.