#1728 – 1977 13c Surrender at Saratoga
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1977 13¢ Surrender at Saratoga
Bicentennial Series
Issue Date: October 7, 1977
City: Schuylerville, NY
Quantity: 153,736,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11 x 10 ½
Victory at Saratoga – A Turning Point in the Revolution
On October 7, 1777, the British General John Burgoyne led his army in the Second Battle of Freeman's Farm. General Burgoyne's defeat there was the conclusion of a series of empty victories in which British troops took ground, but suffered heavy losses. He decided to retreat, but soon found himself surrounded by the American army commanded by General Horatio Gates. On October 17, 1777, Burgoyne surrendered to Gates. The Americans took nearly 6,000 prisoners and a large supply of arms.
The British surrender at Saratoga (now Schuylerville), New York, marked a major turning point in the war. It showed that the British could be defeated, and that their strategies were failing. This helped to convince France that it was possible to enter the war on the American side.
The Bicentennial Series
The U.S. Bicentennial was a series of celebrations during the mid-1970s that commemorated the historic events leading to America's independence from Great Britain. The official events began on April 1, 1975, when the American Freedom Train departed Delaware to begin a 21-month, 25,338-mile tour of the 48 contiguous states. For more than a year, a wave of patriotism swept the nation as elaborate firework displays lit up skies across the U.S., an international fleet of tall-mast sailing ships gathered in New York City and Boston, and Queen Elizabeth made a state visit. The celebration culminated on July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
The U.S.P.S. issued 113 commemorative stamps over a six-year period in honor of the U.S. bicentennial, beginning with the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Emblem stamp (U.S. #1432). As a group, the Bicentennial Series chronicles one of our nation's most important chapters, and remembers the events and patriots who made the U.S. a world model for liberty.
Stamps in the Set:
#YS1977
1977 Commemorative Stamp Year Set
#M207
1970s Commemoratives, 321 stamps, mint
1970s Commemoratives, 321 stamps, used
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1977 13c Articles of Confederation
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1977 13c Marquis de Lafayette
1977 13c Talking Pictures 50th Anniversary
1977 13c Traditional Christmas: Washington at Valley Forge
1977 13c First Civil Settlement: Alta, California
1977 13c Peace Bridge
1977 13c Contemporary Christmas: Rural Mailbox
1977 13c Energy Conservation
1977 13c Lindbergh Flight
1978 13c French Alliance
1977 13c Colorado Statehood
1977 13c Skilled Hands for Independence
1977 13c Sound Recording
1978 13c Performing Arts: Jimmie Rodgers
1978 13c Carl Sandburg
1978 13c Early Cancer Detection
1978 13c Black Heritage: Harriet Tubman
1976 13c Declaration of Independence