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U.S. #1141 1960-61 4¢ Thomas Jefferson - SASE
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American Credo Series
Issue Date: May 18, 1960
City: Charlottesville, Pennsylvania
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Gray and vermillion

The quote on U.S. #1141 was taken from the Collected Writings (Volume 10) of Thomas Jefferson. He wrote, “I have sworn… hostility against every form of tyranny over the minds of men.”

American Credo
The Post Office Department released a new series of stamps in 1960 that shared well-known principles said in a few words by some of America’s early leaders. The first stamp, featuring George Washington, appeared in January 1960, with five more issued over the next year. The stamps were designed to resemble colonial currency. Also, symbols that relate to the statement are used in the designs, as well as a likeness of the author’s signature.

The individual principles were chosen by one hundred distinguished Americans. The selected quotes came from Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Francis Scott Key, Abraham Lincoln, and Patrick Henry.

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