Print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Freedom stamp

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A signed print of the art for the United States Postal Service Emancipation Proclamation Freedom stamp. The rectangular print has a white background and is covered in text in black and red ink resembling a 19th century woodtype broadside and reads [HENCEFORWARD / SHALL BE / FREE / EMANCIPATION / PROCLAMATION / ABRAHAM LINCOLN / ***1863*** / FOREVER*** USA]. The phrase “Shall be free” and the name “Abraham Lincoln” are in red, the rest of the text is in black ink. The print is signed by Gail Anderson in the bottom right corner. The edition number is handwritten in the center bottom margin.

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