# 1142 - 1960 4c American Credo: Francis Scott Key
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.
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.