4c Francis Scott Key Quote single
Object Details
- Description
- This American Credo issue stamp was issued to re-emphasize the ideals upon which America was founded and to honor those great Americans who wrote or uttered the credos. This stamp features a quotation from Francis Scott Key. The line is from Key’s poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” which was later put to song, named “The Star-Spangled Banner” and in 1931 was officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States. The stamp also features a small image of a cluster of star bursts and Key’s signature.
- United States; America; Francis Scott Key; ideals; credo; lawyer; author; poet; War of 1812; Fort McHenry; Baltimore; Maryland; song; lyric; stars; quotation; signature
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- September 14, 1960
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5304
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Associated Person
- Francis Scott Key, American, 1779 - 1843
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (carmine, dark blue); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1142
- Topic
- Literature
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5304
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