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Rush Lamp and Candle

Series: Americana

First Day of Issue Date: July 2, 1979

First Day of Issue Location: San Francisco, CA

About This Stamp

The 1-dollar brown, orange, yellow, and tan 1979 stamp of the Americana issue promotes America's light, picturing the Rush Lamp and Candle Holder with the wording "America's Light Fueled by Truth and Reason."

First Day of Issue Ceremony

First Day of Issue Date: July 2, 1979
First Day of Issue Location: San Francisco, CA

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