08-18-2012, 11:21 AM
under sail tomorrow! a rare event~~
it will sail on the open seas for a 10-minute cruise to mark the battle against the British that won the ship its nickname.
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The War of 1812: USS Constitution (Forever®) issuance by the U.S. Postal Service in 2012 begins a series commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a two-and-a-half year conflict with Great Britain that many Americans viewed as the nation's “Second War of Independence.” The War of 1812, sometimes called “the forgotten conflict,” was a two-and-a-half year confrontation with Great Britain that brought the United States to the verge of bankruptcy and disunion. With this stamp, the Postal Service begins a series commemorating the bicentennial of a war that ultimately helped forge our national identity and gave us our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812. In his war message to Congress, Madison charged the British with violating the nation's sovereignty by restricting American trade with Europe and by removing seamen from American merchant ships and making them serve in the Royal Navy.
The War of 1812 was also fueled by a desire among frontier settlers to force the British out of Canada and end their support of Indians in the Old Northwest. Many Americans, including expansionist “War Hawks” in Congress, alleged that the British supplied arms to Indians and incited them to raid settlements on the frontier.
For the design of the first stamp in the series, the Postal Service selected the oldest known painting of the famed USS Constitution by Michele Felice Cornè, circa 1803. Constitution acquired the nickname “Old Ironsides” during a victorious battle with HMS Guerriere in August 1812, two months into the war. It scored another victory in December over HMS Java. Such stunning successes against the world's mightiest navy helped sustain American morale during a time the U.S. Army was suffering major setbacks.
Art director Greg Breeding evokes the times by using the color and texture of a contemporary map of the war for the stamp pane's background.
The War of 1812: USS Constitution stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in self-adhesive sheets of 20. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate.
Made in the USA.
Issue Date: August 18, 2012
BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service has introduced a stamp commemorating the world’s oldest commissioned warship that’s still afloat.
On Saturday morning, postal officials unveiled the USS Constitution forever stamp at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.
The stamp is the first in what officials say will be a stamp series commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
Nicknamed "Old Ironsides," the ship was first launched in 1797.
On Sunday, the ship will be tugged from its Boston Harbor berth.
Then it will sail on the open seas for a 10-minute cruise to mark the battle against the British that won the ship its nickname.
The stamp image is based on a painting that Michele Felice Corne did of the vessel around 1803.
it will sail on the open seas for a 10-minute cruise to mark the battle against the British that won the ship its nickname.
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The War of 1812: USS Constitution (Forever®) issuance by the U.S. Postal Service in 2012 begins a series commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a two-and-a-half year conflict with Great Britain that many Americans viewed as the nation's “Second War of Independence.” The War of 1812, sometimes called “the forgotten conflict,” was a two-and-a-half year confrontation with Great Britain that brought the United States to the verge of bankruptcy and disunion. With this stamp, the Postal Service begins a series commemorating the bicentennial of a war that ultimately helped forge our national identity and gave us our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812. In his war message to Congress, Madison charged the British with violating the nation's sovereignty by restricting American trade with Europe and by removing seamen from American merchant ships and making them serve in the Royal Navy.
The War of 1812 was also fueled by a desire among frontier settlers to force the British out of Canada and end their support of Indians in the Old Northwest. Many Americans, including expansionist “War Hawks” in Congress, alleged that the British supplied arms to Indians and incited them to raid settlements on the frontier.
For the design of the first stamp in the series, the Postal Service selected the oldest known painting of the famed USS Constitution by Michele Felice Cornè, circa 1803. Constitution acquired the nickname “Old Ironsides” during a victorious battle with HMS Guerriere in August 1812, two months into the war. It scored another victory in December over HMS Java. Such stunning successes against the world's mightiest navy helped sustain American morale during a time the U.S. Army was suffering major setbacks.
Art director Greg Breeding evokes the times by using the color and texture of a contemporary map of the war for the stamp pane's background.
The War of 1812: USS Constitution stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in self-adhesive sheets of 20. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate.
Made in the USA.
Issue Date: August 18, 2012
BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service has introduced a stamp commemorating the world’s oldest commissioned warship that’s still afloat.
On Saturday morning, postal officials unveiled the USS Constitution forever stamp at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.
The stamp is the first in what officials say will be a stamp series commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
Nicknamed "Old Ironsides," the ship was first launched in 1797.
On Sunday, the ship will be tugged from its Boston Harbor berth.
Then it will sail on the open seas for a 10-minute cruise to mark the battle against the British that won the ship its nickname.
The stamp image is based on a painting that Michele Felice Corne did of the vessel around 1803.