Stone Mountain Memorial (1970)

 

Issue: Dedication of Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial

Date of Issue: September 19, 1970

Postmark: First Day of Issue - Stone Mountain, Georgia – SEPT 19 1970

Postcard: Artistic view of the Stone Mountain bas-relief sculpture featuring Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. (Edition C.T. Art-Colortone)

Justification of Maximum Concordance:
This maximum card exhibits perfect thematic, geographic, and temporal concordance. The stamp commemorates the Stone Mountain Memorial, and the postcard shows the same iconic sculpture. The cancellation from Stone Mountain on the official First Day of Issue ensures complete geographic and temporal alignment.

Yvert & Telier: 901