Sunday, November 23, 2014

LANDING OF THE MAYFLOWER


J-20 November 21, 1970 Mayflower issue commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth, MA, with 101 surviving passengers, after a perilous 81 day crossing. With the help of friendly neighboring Indians, their settlement was slowly built. The painting is of the Mayflower, with an elongated commemorative cent as the numis. A mint stamp is mounted in the reverse of the cover. 25 produced.

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