1977 WASHINGTON at PRINCETON #1704 Plate Block of 10 X 13 Cents US Postage Stamps

• Charles Willson Peale
• Philadelphia militia
• Princeton, New Jersey

Product Description
On January 3, 1977 in Princeton, NJ. the USPS issued this stamp on the 200th anniversary of the battle at Princeton where General George Washington's forces defeated British forces. Three British regiments were taken by surprise at Princeton and the victory ended the successful New Jersey Campaign. The effects were threefold: it heartened all Americans; it brought desperately needed recruits to the camp; and it encouraged foreign sympathizers to the cause. Historians say it turned the tide of the War. The stamp designer Bradbury Thompson based this Washington at Princeton commemorative postage stamp on a portrait by Charles Willson Peale, who also fought at Princeton, New Jersey, with the Philadelphia militia. The painting shows that Peale, an artist and taxidermist, was the Lieutenant and George Washington the Commander. Peale first painted Washington in 1772 - and he would paint him from life again six more times.

1977 WASHINGTON AT PRINCETON #1704 Plate Block of 10 x 13 cents US Postage Stamps

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