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1949 6c Airmail US Postage Alexandra, Virginia Bicentennial "Buy U.S. Bonds"

Catalog #C40

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UniSquare Item ID Number:

11540

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1949 6 Cent Alexandria, Virginia Bicentennial Air Mail stamp with Carlyle House, Gadsby's Tavern and the Seal of the Alexandria Corporation in good used condition, has the cancellation stamp "Buy U.S. Bonds Ask Your Postmaster" almost complete.

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U.S. #C40
1949 6¢ Founding of Alexandria, VA

Issue Date: May 11, 1949
City: Alexandria, VA
Quantity: 75,085,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary press printing
Perforations: 11 X 10 ½
Color: Carmine

Commemorates the 200th anniversary of the founding of Alexandria, Virginia. The stamp design illustrates the home of John Carlyle (a founder of the city) and Gadsby’s Tavern, a one-time meeting place frequented by George Washington and John Paul Jones. The center of the stamp pictures the city’s seal.