The Franklin Mint 1971-1972
Great Historic Sites of America
First Day Covers and Sterling Silver Medals

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      An un-broken series of fifty different Franklin Mint Sterling Silver Medals commemorating the “Great historic Sites of America”. This is a two volume set and includes the original beautiful hard cover books containing twenty five plastic pages, each holding the First Edition Proof Medal and First Day of Issue Stamp and Envelope. Each page also includes the story card describing the stamp, medal and it’s purpose.

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Last Updated : 06/29/08

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VOLUME I

DATE DESCRIPTION PICS
December 14, 1970 Birthplace of the Confederacy...
December 15, 1970 Where foresight looked like folly...
January 7, 1971 One man's fight for law and order...
January 8, 1971 The town too tough to die...
February 4, 1972 Masterpieces of ancient engineering...
February 5, 1971 Mission Bells still ring in Old California...
March 3, 1971 New Sweden on the Delaware...
March 4, 1971 Last of the Yankee Whalers...
April 5, 1971 Guarded outpost of Spanish Empire...
April 6, 1971 Gracious living in Old Savannah...
May 4, 1971 Unique Memorial at Pearl Harbor
May 5, 1971 Landmark on the California Trail...
June 3, 1971 The search for utopia...
June 4, 1971 In triumph and tragedy...
July 8, 1971 Safeguard for the Sante Fe Trail...
July 9, 1971 Effigy Mounds — a prehistoric mystery...
August 5, 1971 Gateway to the wild frontier...
August 6, 1971 Historic blend of three cultures...
September 2, 1971 O’er the ramparts we watched...
September 3, 1971 Symbol of safety in a hostile land...
October 4, 1971 The cradle of American liberty...
October 5, 1971 Disputed gateway to the great Northwest...
November 3, 1971 Ingenuity: The Key to Split Rock Lighthouse...
November 5, 1971 The Siege at Vicksburg...
December 2, 1971 Gateway to the West...

VOLUME II

DATE DESCRIPTION PICS
December 3, 1971 Custer’
January 6, 1972 Welcome Landmark for Pioneers...
January 7, 1972 Boom town in Nevada...
February 4,1972 Immortal sculptures took shape in New Hampshire...
February 3, 1972 Genius in the baggage car...
March 2, 1972 “I lift my lamp beside the golden door&#!48;
March 3, 1972 A seat of goverment for 300 years...
April 6,1972 History was made to the sound of music...
April 7, 1972 A monument to foresight...
May 5, 1972 The gift of literacy...
May 6, 1972 “We have met the enemy...”
June 7, 1972 Scene of a nation’s birth...
June 8, 1972 Winter shelter “in view of the Ocian...”
July 7, 1972 Where the Civil War began...
July 8, 1972 An elegant center of wealth and culture...
August 4, 1972 Giants of history, carved from a mountain...
August 5, 1972 Home of a great popular hero...
September 14, 1972 Shrine of courage and spirit...
September 15, 1972 Kingdom of Zion in the desert...
October 12, 1972 Site of a memorable Presidential inauguration...
October 13, 1972 Magnificent reminder of colonial times...
November 9, 1972 Symbol of emancipation...
November 10, 1972 Disputed island...
Decmeber 8, 1972 Birthplace of an educational breakthrough...
December 9, 1972 Way station for the great westward movement...


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