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 its purpose.
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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
Oer 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 nations 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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