Benjamin Franklin appeared on the first stamp issued by the USA - he was postmaster general at the time. He signed the Declaration of Independence but never became President. He did however become the first American minister to France.
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| USA - 20 October 1972 |
I guess Franklin knew about the flag with 13 stars - one for each of the original colonies at the time of independence - but he would have been pleased to see one with 50.
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| USA - 8 December 1973 |
Sightseeing in Germany may take you to a Flughafen
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| Frankfurt Airport - 14 January 1988 |
For a view of the city a plane in a Hungary series shows you the way.
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| Hungary - 17 October 1966 |
It's higher than 110 feet!
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7 comments:
benjamin franklin was such a versatile individual, there should have been a movie epic about him by now. your selection for F is quite versatile too :)
A lot of F and nice stamps today here!
I like the handwriting on the Franklin stamp, must have been quite a task delivering post in the US in that era.
Fun selection today. I also like the Franklin stamp, I haven't seen that one before.
Old Franklin wrote with quite a flourish!
It's so nice to see "F" stamps on different topics.
Here comes the actual Benjamin Franklin :))
Nice selection of oldies but goodies!
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