Print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp

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A print for the United States Postal Service Emancipation Proclamation Forever stamp. The rectangular print has a white background and is covered in text in black and red ink that 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. Bright yellow lines radiate outward from the center of the page. The text is superimposed over the radiating lines. The print is hand signed by the artist at bottom right: [Gail Anderson].

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