3c Statue of Freedom single
Object Details
- Description
- This National Capital Sesquicentennial Issue stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the establishment of National Capital of Washington, DC. This stamp features the Statue of Freedom, located on the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. The bronze statue, designed by Thomas Crawford, depicts a female figure wearing a military helmet, holding a sheathed sword and laurel wreath.
- United States; US Capitol Building; capital; Statue of Freedom; bronze; dome; military; war; peace; Washington, DC; District of Columbia
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 20, 1950
- Object number
- 1980.2493.4089
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (bright blue); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- District of Columbia
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 989
- Topic
- Architecture
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.4089
