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English: The Thirteenth Amendment  to the U.S. Constitution was commemorated by a 3-cent stamp on the 75th anniversary on October 20, 1940. The amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. The bronze sculpture by Thomas Ball in Lincoln Park, DC was funded by voluntary subscriptions from emancipated slaves, depicting Lincoln presenting the Emancipation Proclamation to a black man.
Date Issued on October 20, 1940
Source U.S. Post Office; Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Author Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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