Four Freedoms 1c 1943 issue U.S. stamp

United States · 1943 · 1¢

The stamp features an allegorical depiction of Liberty holding a torch, representing the Four Freedoms: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear.

Issued in 1943 during World War II, this stamp commemorates President Franklin D. Roosevelt's influential 'Four Freedoms' speech, which articulated the Allied war aims and fundamental human rights.