American Revolution Bicentennial, Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown

United States · 1971 · 8¢

This stamp commemorates the American Revolution Bicentennial, featuring a detail from John Trumbull's painting "The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown." The design focuses on the central figures during the pivotal 1781 event that effectively ended the war. It was one of the first stamps issued in the Bicentennial series.

Issued in 1971, this stamp was part of a multi-year series by the U.S. Postal Service to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution, leading up to the nation's bicentennial in 1976.