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Carolina Charter 300th Anniversary

Name: Carolina Charter 300th Anniversary
Brand: United States

United States · 1963 · 5¢

The stamp features a quill pen, a scroll representing the Carolina Charter, and a map of the Carolinas, with the text 'CAROLINA CHARTER 1663-1963'.

Issued in 1963, this stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of the Carolina Charter, a foundational document that established the Carolina colonies and linked them to the human rights principles of the Magna Carta.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

history anniversary documents charter colonial-era human-rights commemorative

Image: Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Stamp designed by Robert L. Miller, modeled after a photograph of the first page of the Charter against a background of red velvet. · License: Public domain

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