US 1926 Battle of White Plains 2c. Scott. 629


US 1926 Battle of White Plains 2c. Scott. 629


Series: International Philatelic Exhibition, New York

Stamp details: Alexander Hamilton’s Battery, by Edmund Franklin Ward

Issued date: 18-10-1926 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 629
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 644
Michel (Germany): 305
Yvert et Tellier (France): 269

Dimensions (height x width):
22.2mm x 25.4mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Flat Plate

Stamp Colors: Carmine rose
Perforation: Perf 11

Themes: Flags, Battle, Artillery

Total print: 40,639,500 (estimate)

Description:- The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War, fought on October 28, 1776 near White Plains, New York. Following the retreat of George Washington's Continental Army northward from New York City, British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County, intending to cut off Washington's escape route. Alerted to this move, Washington retreated farther, establishing a position in the village of White Plains but failed to establish firm control over local high ground. Howe's troops drove Washington's troops from a hill near the village; following this loss, Washington ordered the Americans to retreat farther north.

Later British movements chased Washington across New Jersey and into Pennsylvania. Washington then crossed the Delaware and surprised a brigade of Hessian troops in the December 26 Battle of Trenton.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_White_Plains