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English: The Emancipation Proclamation was commemorated with a 5-cent stamp on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation on August 16, 1963. It was the opening day of the Century of Negro Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. This stamp was designed by Georg Olden picturing a severed link in a massive black chain against a blue background.
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Source Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum. Viewed March 21, 2014
Author U.S. Postal Department

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.

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