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RidingPatriotPicturedCaesar Rodney, the Delaware patriot who made a dramatic ride from Dover to Philadelphia in 1776 to cast his state’s vote for independence, is being honored by the issuance of a new postal card in the Patriots Postal Card Series.The U.S. Postal Service will issue the 9-eent postal card at Dover, Del, on July 1, the date in 1776 when Rodney began his ride to Philadelphia. He arrived there on July 2 after riding nearly 90 miles through adverse weather; his vote was instrumental in the approval of aCaesar RodneyPatriotP. S. Postageresolution for independence drafted by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. The resolution led to the adoption on July 4 of the final text of the Declaration of Independence.The card is the sixth in the series honoring colonial patriots being issued to commemorate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. Previous cards have honored Paul Revere, John Hanson, SamuelAdams, Charles Thomson and John Witherspoon.The new card will be printed in unlimited quantities by the Government Printing Office. The'indicia will be printed in blue on white card stock. The designer is Howard C. Mildner of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.*Requests for first day cancellations should be addressed to Caesar Rodney Card, Postmaster, Dover, DE 19901.” Remittance should be by check or money order, instead of cash. Postage stamps will not be accepted as payment.To eliminate the requirement for Postal Service personnel to apply return addresses, customers are requested to send self-addressed envelopes or return address labels with their orders.The cost is nine cents for a single card and 18 cents for a double reply-paid card. Orders should indicate the type of card desired and must bpdstmdkretf 'do Ibfef than July l; * ** '
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Lincoln Evening Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sun, May 09, 1976
Page 92
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