US 1960 Washington's Farewell Address Quotation ; American Credo 4c. Scott. 1139


US 1960 Washington's Farewell Address Quotation ; American Credo 4c. Scott. 1139


Series: American Credo Issue

Stamp details: Quotation from Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

Issued date: 20-01-1960 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 4c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1139
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1138
Michel (Germany): 766
Yvert et Tellier (France): 678

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori Press

Stamp Colors: Dark violet blue, Carmine
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Letter, Justice scale, Signature

Total print: 126,470,000 (estimate)

Description:- Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by American President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of his second term of presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia.

The letter was first published as The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States in Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796, about ten weeks before the presidential electors cast their votes in the 1796 election. It is a classic statement of republicanism, warning Americans of the political dangers which they must avoid if they are to remain true to their values. It was almost immediately reprinted in newspapers around the country, and later in pamphlet form.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington's_Farewell_Address