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Religious Freedom Commemorative

Name: Religious Freedom Commemorative
Brand: United States

United States · 1957 · 3¢

The stamp features a stylized torch with a flame, symbolizing religious freedom, flanked by the dates '1787-1957' and the inscription 'Religious Freedom'.

This stamp commemorates the 170th anniversary of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a landmark document drafted by Thomas Jefferson that established the separation of church and state in Virginia.

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Engraved

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religion commemorative history

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