9c The Alamo single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Liberty Issue stamp depicts The Alamo, located in San Antonio, Texas. The Alamo was founded in 1718 as a Spanish mission during the settlement of San Antonio. It was later used as a fortress for the Mexican Army and later the Texian Army. The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event during the Texas Revolution. The building and its Texian Army defenders fell to the Mexican Army and General Antonio López de Santa Anna after a thirteen day siege. The building is now a National Historic Site and museum.

United States; Texas; Mexico; Alamo; Spain; Catholicism; mission; Texas Revolution; Texas War of Independence; Santa Anna; Mexican Army; Texian Army; National Historic Site; museum; architecture; military

Date

June 14, 1956

Object number

1980.2493.5101

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (rose lilac); adhesive / engraving

Place

Texas

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Architecture

Hispanic Heritage

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8cdd2ff24-d4ed-4348-bd51-aefd1fc1ab88

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5101