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While in Philadelphia on July 6, 1976, Queen Elizabeth presented the Bicentennial Bell on behalf of the British people. The bell is a replica of the Liberty Bell, cast at the same foundry—Whitechapel Bell Foundry—and bearing the inscription "For the People of the United States of America from the People of Britain 4 July 1976 LET FREEDOM RING."
Color error: Stamp is printed in the wrong color(s). Paper error: Stamp is printed on the wrong type of paper which, e.g., may have a different watermark or color than intended. Perforation error: Perforations are missing on one or several sides or put in the wrong place (e.g. diagonally). As perforations may be removed by cutting them off ...
It began with the issuance of a stamp showing the logo for the Bicentennial celebrations on July 4, 1971, and concluded on September 2, 1983, with a stamp for the Treaty of Paris. While many of the stamps showed the Bicentennial logo as a design element or contained the words "US BICENTENNIAL" or "BICENTENNIAL ERA", not all did.
Reagan administration Mint Director Donna Pope later stated, "Sales of 1776–1976 regular-issue Bicentennial coins went on and on, seemingly forever." [43] On December 31, 1986, the remaining Bicentennial uncirculated silver sets were removed from sale. At the time, it was announced that proof sets had already sold out when coins went off sale ...
Errors on stamps, ed. Yvert, Amiens ; book 1, 1999, ISBN 2-86814-105-6 ; book 2, 2005. Bilingual books (English and French). D.E.G. Irvine and M. Seshold, Errors in Postage Stamp Design Published by National Philatelic Society, 1979, ISBN 0-906291-01-1; More than 3.000 crazy errors on stamps
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2 June 1976 Bicentennial of American Independence 1776–1976 One (11p) Philip Sharland 30 June 1976 Centenary of National Rose Society: Four (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 p,10p,11p,13p) 4 August 1976 British Cultural Traditions Four (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 p,10p,11p,13p) 29 September 1976 500th Anniversary of British Printing Four (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 p,10p,11p,13p) 24 November ...
Doubled die coins are mainly created by a defective hub which is used to create many dies for the minting process. Collectors classify doubled dies as DDO (doubled die obverse coins), DDR (doubled die reverse) and OMM (over mint mark).