1960 4c American Credo: Francis Scott Key

U.S. #1142

1960-61 4¢ Francis Scott Key

American Credo Series

Issue Date: September 14, 1960

City: Baltimore, Maryland

Quantity: 122,060,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Giori Press

Perforations:  11

Color: Carmine and dark blue

US #1139 was the first of the American Credo Series stamps to be issued. It pictures the scales of justice and was first released at Washingtons home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The stamp includes a line from George Washingtons farewell speech in 1796. Washingtons 1796 farewell speech served as the foundation for a substantial portion of American domestic and foreign policy.