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USA - 1959: An 2½ cents grey-blue postage stamp depicting Bunker Hill Monument is a monument erected at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston, Massachusetts, which was among the first major battles between the Red Coats and Patriots in the American Revolutionary War. The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk was erected between 1825 and 1843 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with granite from nearby Quincy conveyed to the site via the purpose-built Granite Railway, followed by a trip by barge. There are 294 steps to the top
US postage stamp of the middle of the 20th century. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image
Size: 3100px × 3500px
Location: United States of America
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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