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English: The Emancipation Proclamation was commemorated with a 5-cent stamp on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation on August 16, 1963. It was the opening day of the Century of Negro Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. This stamp was designed by Georg Olden picturing a severed link in a massive black chain against a blue background.
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Source Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum. Viewed March 21, 2014
Author U.S. Postal Department

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