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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
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New USPS stamps commemorate historic Massachusetts' battles
Although the weekend's battle reenactments are over, people can still connect with the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord through new commemorative stamps. The pane of 15 watercolor-painted 'forever' stamps, created by the United States Postal Service (USPS), depicts scenes of five battles that occurred during the American Revolution, the USPS recently explained on its website. This includes the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which took place in the early morning of April 19, 1775, when British troops marched 14 miles from Boston to Lexington's town green. By day's end, the fighting continued around 7 miles west of Concord and some 250 British and 95 colonists were killed or wounded. One stamp shows the North Bridge in Concord. Colonial militia from Concord faced British regulars and a brief fight resulted in what many refer to as 'the shot heard 'round the world,' according to the National Park Service website. 'The Battle of Lexington and Concord ignited outrage in Massachusetts,' the USPS statement reads. 'And showed the potential of citizen soldiers relying on local organizing and knowledge of their home terrain, to confront the highly trained and professional British military.' Some of the stamps honor the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was fought primarily on Breed's Hill in Charlestown. The painted stamps also depict the Battle of Trenton, which highlights George Washington and his oarsmen crossing the Delaware River from Pennsylvania into New Jersey. Scenes from the Battles of Saratoga were also created. This event took place in New York and resulted in America forming international allies. The stamps also show the Battle of Yorktown, which prompted the British to surrender and resulted in America gaining its independence. The stamps were designed by USPS's art director, Derry Noyes. Greg Harlin created the illustrations, and the photographs came from Jon Bilous, Richard Lewis, Tom Morris, Gregory J. Parker and Kevin Stewart. Customers can purchase the Forever Stamps for $10.95 through the Postal Store. Mass. casino winner: Jackpot prize won on slot machine Wednesday morning Hundreds of experts: US sliding toward authoritarianism America first? More like 'America last.' Mass. Gov. Healey slams Trump during MSNBC interview Terrorism concerns prompt travel advisory in this country GOP congressman asks audience 'Don't boo' after Elon Musk, DOGE remarks 12aa Read the original article on MassLive. Read the original article on MassLive. Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New USPS stamps to honor military branches, historic battlefields
The United States Postal Service has unveiled several new stamps celebrating our military branches and key battlefields of the American Revolution. The first-day-of-issue ceremony for 15 of the new stamps, titled Battlefields of the American Revolution, will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. They memorialize five turning points in the fight through water color paintings and photographs. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps, with illustrations by Greg Harlin and photographs by Jon Bilous, Richard Lewis, Tom Morris, Gregory J. Parker and Kevin Stewart. The Battlefields of the American Revolution stamps are being issued as Forever stamps and will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate. Their debut is scheduled for April 16th. Read: Betty White forever: 'Golden Girl' honored with USPS stamp Three more new stamps celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Each of the stamps features the official emblems of each of the military branches. The USPS did not say when these new stamps would be available for purchase. Currently, they are not available on the USPS store. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
