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English:
John Ericsson
, the inventor of the iron-clad
USS
Monitor
was commemorated on a 5-cent stamp issued May 29, 1926. The stamp showed the
seated figure of John Ericsson
. Above and behind him are pictured three figures representing Vision, Labor, and Adventure.
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| Source | Arago : people, postage & the post | ||
| Author | National Postal Museum | ||
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under the terms of
Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105
of the
US Code
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United States Postal Service
since 1978
. (See §
313.6(C)(1)
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