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English: Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1958 American Civil War commemorative issue. The rectangular banner says, with quotation marks,
"Westward the star of empire takes its way:
The girls link on to Lincoln
Their mothers were for Clay."
The first square sign says "Abe the Giant-Killer", the second "The Little Giant chawing [sic] up Old Abe". The original of the cut-off sign most to the right, of which can be seen the word "free" four times, read:

Free Territories and Free Men
Free Pulpits and Free Preachers
Free Press and a Free Pen

Free Schools and Free Teachers
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Source U.S. Post Office
Hi-res scan of postage stamp by Gwillhickers.
Author U.S. Government, Post Office Department

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.

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13 February 2010

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