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Iron "Betty" Lamp

Series: Americana

First Day of Issue Date: September 11, 1979

First Day of Issue Location: San Juan, PR

About This Stamp

The 50-cent black, orange, and tan 1979 stamp of the Americana issue honors America's light, picturing the Iron "Betty" Lamp from Plymouth Colony (17th–18th centuries) and the wording "America's Light Sustained by Love of Liberty."

First Day of Issue Ceremony

First Day of Issue Date: September 11, 1979
First Day of Issue Location: San Juan, PR

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