File:Thirteenth Amendment 1940 U.S. stamp.1.jpg
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English: The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was commemorated by a 3-cent stamp on the 75th anniversary on October 20, 1940. The amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. The bronze sculpture by Thomas Ball in Lincoln Park, DC was funded by voluntary subscriptions from emancipated slaves, depicting Lincoln presenting the Emancipation Proclamation to a black man. |
| Date | Issued on October 20, 1940 |
| Source | U.S. Post Office; Smithsonian National Postal Museum |
| Author | Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
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