FREE: US Scott #772 – 1935 3c Connecticut Tercentenary

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U.S. #772
1935 3¢ Connecticut Tercentenary

Issue Date: April 26, 1935
First City: Hartford, CT
Quantity Issued: 70,726,800

The Charter Oak
Charter Oak was a huge tree in Hartford, Connecticut. It became famous through a tradition that Connecticut’s original charter was hidden there to keep the English governor, Sir Edmund Andros, from seizing it. Andros had been sent by the newly crowned King James II to take control of the colony.

When Andros reached the colony in 1687, he appeared at a legislative meeting and demanded that the charter be turned over to him. Members of the legislature debated with Andros, and then suddenly, the candles went out. When they were lit again, the charter had vanished. According to tradition, Joseph Wadsworth took the charter and hid it in a gigantic oak tree.