FACTS & FIGURES
On April 4, 1925, the Post Office Department issued a series of three stamps to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first conflicts of the American Revolutionary War.
Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the thirteen American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. On the night of April 18, 1775, eight hundred British troops under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith (1723-1791) marched secretly from Boston to Concord, a village about 16 miles from Boston, in order to seize the local militia’s cache of arms and gunpowder. However, the plan was discovered by the patriots ...
PRINT SPECIFICATIONS
Page Dimensions: 270mm X 297mm
Compatible with: All Lighthouse 13-Rings Binders
Paper type: Heavy Acid-Free Cardboard 240gr/sq.m
Paper Color: Cream
Printing Method: Professional Offset
Text Language:
English 
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