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Official Mail USA • Official Mail USA
For U.S.addresses only
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For U.S.addresses only F
aiyfor private use $300
JAN
22
1991
20066
DC
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STATUE OF FREEDOM
First Day of Issue: January 22, 1991
First Issue Location: Washington, D.C.
High atop the dome of the Capitol she stands, robes
flowing, looking staunchly to the east. Her head is
crowned with a helmet of feathers, stars and an eagle's
head. Her left hand holds a wreath and shield and her
right rests gently upon a sheathed sword. She is Freedom,
a seven and a half ton statue completed in 1858 by
Thomas Crawford, cast and hoisted atop the Capitol
Building in Washington, D.C., in 1860. Crawford, a
leading American sculptor of the time, was well known
for several of his works, but his status was firmly en-
trenched with the completion of Freedom. A Neo-classi-
cal sculptor, Crawford studied first in New York City in
1835 as a stone-cutter. His talent blossomed and took him
to Rome, Italy. The Eternal City became Crawford's home
and he remained there for most of his life. The attractive
artwork on this Maximum Card is based upon Thomas
Crawford's monumental creation. The non-denominated
coil stamp on the Card is for Official use only and depicts
an eagle and shield design.
No. 91-6
©1991 The Maximum Card Collection
A division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting for the Maximum Card by Tom Lydon
