Description: New, deeply etched, red rubber stamp from Sweet Grass Stamps.* Stamp is unmounted, untrimmed rubber only, no cushion or block. * Actual stamped image measures 2" x 2" (5.08 cm x 5.08). HISTORY LESSON: In the fall of 1775, the British were occupying Boston and the young Continental Army was holed up in Cambridge, woefully short on arms and ammunition. At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Washington's troops had been so low on gunpowder that they were ordered "not to fire until you see the whites of their eyes." In October, a merchant ship called The Black Prince returned to Philadelphia from a voyage to England. On board were private letters to the Second Continental Congress that informed them that the British government was sending two ships to America loaded with arms and gunpowder for the British troops. Congress decided that General Washington needed those arms more than the British. A plan was hatched to capture the cargo ships. They authorized the creation of a Continental Navy, starting with four ships. The frigate that carried the information from England, the Black Prince, was one of the four. It was purchased, converted to a man-of-war, and renamed the Alfred. To accompany the Navy on their first mission, Congress also authorized the mustering of five companies of Marines. The Alfred and its sailors and marines went on to achieve some of the most notable victories of the American Revolution. But that's not the story we're interested in here. What's particularly interesting for us is that some of the Marines that enlisted that month in Philadelphia were carrying drums painted yellow, emblazoned with a fierce rattlesnake, coiled and ready to strike, with thirteen rattles, and sporting the motto "Don't Tread on Me." - excerpt from Gadsden info website Sweet Grass is an Angel company. Thanks for looking!
Price: 7.65 USD
Location: Martinsdale, Montana
End Time: 2024-12-04T18:32:05.000Z
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Restocking Fee: 20%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Sweet Grass Stamps
Type: Unmounted Stamp(s)
Size: 2" x 2" (5.08 cm x 5.08)
Color: red
Style: Patriotic Emblem
Theme: Signs & Symbols
Material: RUBBER ONLY - NO HANDLE
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Freedom, American Pride, USA, Bill of Rights
