3c Annapolis Tercentenary single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Description
This Annapolis Tercentenary Issue stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of the founding of Annapolis, Maryland. The city was established by exiled Puritans. Annapolis is named after Anne, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. Annapolis became the temporary capital of the United States after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The stamp features James Stoddert’s 1718 map of region around Annapolis.
United States; Maryland; Annapolis; Puritan; queen; capital; American Revolutionary War; city; map
May 23, 1949
Object number
1980.2493.4079
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (aquamarine); adhesive / engraving
Place
Maryland
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 984
National Postal Museum
Topic
Maps
Ships & Waterways
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1980.2493.4079
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83e5415cc-4b96-46e6-8382-1c1c0c8538e0
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