3 Cent Sesquicentennial Inauguration of George Washington stamp
Obverse lettering
INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
U S POSTAGE
SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE INAUGURATION
OF WASHINGTON AS FIRST PRESIDENT
1789-1939
3 THREE CENTS 3
1776 1976
FIRST PRESIDENT
In God We Trust
BICENTENNIAL ISSUE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Narrative text over an Eagle with Arrows in one talon and a olive branch in the other standing on a shield
Reverse lettering
OUR FIRST PRESIDENT
George Washington was inaugurated
April 30, 1789 at the age of 57. He took
his oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in
New York City, the first capital of the U.S. No
other American has been honored more than
Washington. The nation`s capital, Washington D.C.,
was named for him. The state of Washington
is the only state named after a President.
The U.S. population was 4,900,000
in 1797, when Washington retired.
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
