File:Decatur MacDonough Saratoga 1937 Issue-2c.jpg
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U.S. Postage Stamp, Navy Issue of 1937, 2c, red
Commemorating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Stephen Decatur">Stephen Decatur</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_MacDonough" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Thomas MacDonough">Thomas MacDonough</a>
- President Theodore Roosevelt originally urged Congress for a series of U.S. Postage stamps commemorating
the Army, Navy and various war heros of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:American Revolution">American Revolution</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:War of 1812">War of 1812</a> and the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. His dream was never realized until 1937 when President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>,
who was a serious stamp collector himself, urged congress and the U.S. Post Office to issue the
long overdue Army and Navy Issue of 1937; Ten stamps consisting of two sets of five, one each for the Army and Navy, with denominations of 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c and 5c.
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| current | 00:29, 13 January 2017 | | 982 × 626 (176 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | U.S. Postage Stamp, Navy Issue of 1937, 2c, red<br>Commemorating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Stephen Decatur"><b>Stephen Decatur</b></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_MacDonough" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Thomas MacDonough"><b>Thomas MacDonough</b></a> <dl><dd>President Theodore Roosevelt originally urged Congress for a series of U.S. Postage stamps commemorating<br>the Army, Navy and various war heros of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:American Revolution">American Revolution</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:War of 1812">War of 1812</a> and the<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. His dream was never realized until 1937 when President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>,<br>who was a serious stamp collector himself, urged congress and the U.S. Post Office to issue the<br>long overdue Army and Navy Issue of 1937; Ten stamps consisting of two sets of five, one each for the Army and Navy, with denominations of 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c and 5c.</dd></dl> |
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