Announced by the USPS on December 16, 2024:
Marking the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War, this pane of 15 stamps invites us to witness and remember five turning points in the fight for American independence. Watercolor paintings depicting scenes of five battles appear alongside photographs of sites involved in each battle. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps with art by Greg Harlin and photographs by Jon Bilous, Richard Lewis, Tom Morris, Gregory J. Parker and Kevin Stewart.
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Updated June 11th:
The Scott catalogue numbers for these stamps are:
5977 Battlefields of the American Revolution pane of 15
a. (73¢) Replica of Old North Bridge, Battle of Lexington and Concord
b. (73¢) American militia members on Old North Bridge, Battle of Lexington and Concord
c. (73¢) British troops withdrawing from Old North Bridge, Battle of Lexington and Concord
d. (73¢) British troops advancing on Breed’s Hill, Battle of Bunker Hill
e. (73¢) William Prescott ordering American troops to fire, Battle of Bunker Hill
f. (73¢) Bunker Hill Monument, Battle of Bunker Hill
g. (73¢) Old Barracks Museum, Battle of Trenton
h. (73¢) Gen. George Washington crossing the Delaware, Battle of Trenton
i. (73¢) Boatmen guiding boats across the Delaware, Battle of Trenton
j. (73¢) Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne holding sword at surrender ceremony, Battle of Saratoga
k. (73¢) Gen. Horatio Gates reaching for Burgoyne’s sword, Battle of Saratoga
l. (73¢) Replica of British howitzer, Battle of Saratoga
m. (73¢) Reconstructions of British redoubts, Battle of Yorktown
n. (73¢) Comte de Rochambeau pointing British Gen. Charles O’Hara towards Gen. Washington at surrender, Battle of Yorktown
o. (73¢) Washington and others at surrender, Battle of Yorktown
p. As #5977, imperforate
q. As #5977a, imperforate
r. As #5977b, imperforate
s. As #5977c, imperforate
t. As #5977d, imperforate
u. As #5977e, imperforate
v. As #5977f, imperforate
w. As #5977g, imperforate
x. As #5977h, imperforate
y. As #5977i, imperforate
z. As #5977j, imperforate
aa. As #5977k, imperforate
ab. As #5977l, imperforate
ac. As #5977m, imperforate
ad. As #5977n, imperforate
ae. As #5977o, imperforate
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