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Description: The Bill of Rights (1791) 175th anniversary was celebrated on July 1, 1966 with a 5-cent stamp. The shield-shaped design shows two hands in conflict. The right gauntleted fist suggest the “knock on the door at night” of tyranny. The left held up in opposition symbolizes the guarantees of individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
Title: Bill of Rights 1966 U.S. stamp.1
Credit: Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum online
Author: Bureau of Printing and Engraving, U.S. Post Office. Designed by Herbert L. Block.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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