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U.S. #1209 1¢ Andrew Jackson - SASE
USED - Some discoloration

Issue Date: March 22, 1963
City: New York, NY
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary press
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: Green

The 1963 1¢ Regular Issue stamp depicts our nation’s seventh President, Andrew Jackson. This portrait was taken from a presidential medal designed by Mortiz Furst and struck by the U.S. Mint in 1829. This stamp was also issued as a rotary press coil, perforated 10 vertically.

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) 7th U.S. President
Andrew Jackson was the son of poor Scotch-Irish immigrants and the first United States President to be born in a log cabin. His father died a few days before Jackson was born. At the age of 13, he served in the American Revolutionary War as an orderly. He was captured by the British in April 1781. A British officer ordered Jackson to clean his boots, but the boy refused, claiming he had rights as a prisoner. The officer lashed out at Jackson with his sword, cut his hand to the bone, and left a deep gash in his head. The officer then forced Jackson and his brother Robert to march 40 miles to a military prison. The boys contracted smallpox, and although their mother secured their release, Robert soon died of the disease. Mrs. Jackson died a short time later, making Jackson an orphan at the age of 14.