US 1966 175th Anniversary of The Bill of Rights 5c. Scott. 1312


US 1966 175th Anniversary of The Bill of Rights 5c. Scott. 1312


Series: 175th Anniversary of Bill of Rights Issue

Stamp details: The Bill of Rights

Issued date: 01-07-1966 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 5c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1312
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1292
Michel (Germany): 903
Yvert et Tellier (France): 805

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

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

Stamp Colors: Carmine, dark blue, light blue
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Hands

Total print: 114,160,000 (estimate)

Description: The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 debate over the ratification of the Constitution and written to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states or the people. The concepts codified in these amendments are built upon those in earlier documents, especially the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), as well as the Northwest Ordinance (1787), the English Bill of Rights (1689), and Magna Carta (1215).
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights