# 1432 - 1971 8c American Revolution Bicentennial
Start Of The Bicentennial Series
The U.S. Bicentennial was a series of celebrations during the mid-1970s that commemorated the historic events leading to America’s independence from Great Britain. Over the course of six years, the USPS issued 113 commemorative stamps honoring the bicentennial.
The first stamp in the series, #1432, featured the logo of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. Most of the stamps in the series would include this logo or the word “Bicentennial,” though not all of them.
Few stamps were issued as part of the series through 1974. Though each of those years there was an issue of a block of four stamps with topics including Colonial craftsmen, Colonial communications, the First Continental Congress, and the Boston Tea Party. Several of these stamps were also issued on July 4 of their respective years.
Stamps issued during this period included the Contributors to the Cause and Military Uniforms. There were also stamps honoring notable battles such as Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Princeton, Oriskany, and Yorktown. Plus other stamps featured the Articles of Confederation and the arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Interest in the Bicentennial began to slow by 1978, though a few more stamps were issued honoring the French Alliance and John Paul Jones. The final stamp in the series, honoring the Treaty of Paris, was issued on September 2, 1983.
Click here to view all of the Bicentennial stamps.
Start Of The Bicentennial Series
The U.S. Bicentennial was a series of celebrations during the mid-1970s that commemorated the historic events leading to America’s independence from Great Britain. Over the course of six years, the USPS issued 113 commemorative stamps honoring the bicentennial.
The first stamp in the series, #1432, featured the logo of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. Most of the stamps in the series would include this logo or the word “Bicentennial,” though not all of them.
Few stamps were issued as part of the series through 1974. Though each of those years there was an issue of a block of four stamps with topics including Colonial craftsmen, Colonial communications, the First Continental Congress, and the Boston Tea Party. Several of these stamps were also issued on July 4 of their respective years.
Stamps issued during this period included the Contributors to the Cause and Military Uniforms. There were also stamps honoring notable battles such as Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Princeton, Oriskany, and Yorktown. Plus other stamps featured the Articles of Confederation and the arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Interest in the Bicentennial began to slow by 1978, though a few more stamps were issued honoring the French Alliance and John Paul Jones. The final stamp in the series, honoring the Treaty of Paris, was issued on September 2, 1983.
Click here to view all of the Bicentennial stamps.