Our American Credo Part 1

Description

This video recording documents the release of a series of stamps that shared well-known principles said in a few words by some of America’s early leaders. The first stamp, featuring George Washington, appeared in January 1960, with five more issued over the next year. The stamps were designed to resemble colonial currency. Also, symbols that related to the statements were used in the designs, as well as a likeness of the author’s signature. The individual principles were chosen by one hundred distinguished Americans, including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Francis Scott Key, Abraham Lincoln, and Patrick Henry.

Collection

Records of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Series

Moving Images Relating to Engraving and Printing