![Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1958 American Civil War commemorative issue. The rectangular banner says, with quotation marks,"Westward the star of empire takes its way:The girls link on to LincolnTheir mothers were for Clay."The first square sign says "Abe the Giant-Killer", the second "The Little Giant chawing [sic] up Old Abe". The original of the cut-off sign most to the right, of which can be seen the word "free" four times, read: Free Territories and Free Men Free Pulpits and Free Preachers Free Press and a Free Pen Free Schools and Free Teachers](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Lincoln_Douglas_Debates_1958_issue-4c.jpg)
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1958 American Civil War commemorative issue. The rectangular banner says, with quotation marks, "Westward the star of empire takes its way: The girls link on to Lincoln Their mothers were for Clay." The first square sign says "Abe the Giant-Killer", the second "The Little Giant chawing [sic] up Old Abe". The original of the cut-off sign most to the right, of which can be seen the word "free" four times, read: Free Territories and Free Men |
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U.S. Post Office Hi-res scan of postage stamp by Gwillhickers. |
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