US 2025 1794 Compass Rose
• Global Forever stamp – for international mail
• 10th stamp in the Set
Why the stamp was issued: The 1794 Compass Rose stamp was issued to cover the Global Forever International Rate
About the stamp design: The compass rose pictured on the stamp was based on a 1794 drawing by Lucia Wadsworth, the aunt of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. She drew the compass rose in her geography notebook when she was 10 years old. Lucia colored the directional points in blue, red, yellow, and green. The original drawing is from the Collections of the Maine Historical Society. Greg Breeding, a USPS art director, designed the stamp.
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