About This Stamp
The 13-cent Skilled Hands for Independence se-tenant commemorative stamps were first available on July 4, 1977, at Cincinnati, Ohio. The four commemorative stamps salute the contributions of seamstresses, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, and leatherworkers to Revolutionary War efforts. The stamps were designed by Leonard Everett Fisher, and they were printed in yellow, magenta, cyan, gray, black, and blue.
The multicolored stamp was printed on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing seven-color Andreotti gravure press as sheets of 200, tagged, perforated 11, and distributed as panes of 50. Mr. Zip, “MAIL EARLY IN THE DAY,” electric eye markings, and six plate numbers, one in each color used to print the sheet, are printed in the selvage.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: July 4, 1977
First Day of Issue Location: Cincinnati, OH