Connecticut

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22 January 9,1788 Connectisut JAN 1988 06101 SUSTINET STULIT DUI CT HAR

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CONNECTICUT First Day of Issue: January 9, 1988 First Issue Location: Hartford, Connecticut Two hundred years ago, the people of Connecticut were faced with a decision: should they ratify the Constitution set before them? One of the delegates and a signer, Roger Sherman, wrote eloquently, “... The Convention en- deavoured to provide for the energy of government on the one hand, and suitable checks on the other hand, to secure the rights of the particular states, and the liber- ties and properties of the citizens. We wish it may ... be a means of securing their rights and lengthening out their tranquility.” And as the State Convention convened, he offered “... The Greatest security that a people can have ... is that no laws can be made to bind them nor any taxes be imposed upon them without their consent by representatives of their own choosing ..." Thus, con- vinced of the soundness of the document, Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the Constitution. The stamp on this Maximum Card honors Connecticut and the 200 years of history which followed. No. 88-2 CONSTITU SILVIS GELINDA 1661 me the People BICENTENNIA An Official Maximum Card of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution 1787-1791 *B19 1987- ©1988 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Shannon Stirnweis.