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3c Fort Ticonderoga single
Object Details
- Description
- This Fort Ticonderoga Issue stamp commemorates the bicentenary of the establishment of Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York near Lake Champlain. It was built by the French in 1755 during the French and Indian War and was originally named Fort Carillon. The fort was later occupied by both American and British forces during the American Revolutionary War. The stamp features a map of the star fort, a canon with munitions and a patriot solider.
- United States; New York; Fort Carillon; Fort Ticonderoga; French and Indian War; Seven Years’ War; France; Britain; American Revolutionary War; fort; military; war; canon; weapon; solider; Marquis de Lotbinière
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- September 18, 1955
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5163
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (light brown); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- New York
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1071
- Topic
- Military & Policing Forces
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5163
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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