Maximum Card "The Freeman’s Oath"

 In 1639, Stephen Daye printed The Freeman’s Oath, the first work in Colonial America, marking the birth of printing and democracy in the United States.

 

Stamp: United States, “300th Anniversary of Printing in Colonial America” – 3¢ (Issue: 25/09/1939)

Postmark: New York - Oval Cancelation “REGY. DIV.”  – 27/02/1940

Postcard: Monochrome woodcut illustration of the first printing press imported from England, used by Stephen Daye in 1639 to print The Freeman’s Oath.

Concordance:

- Thematic: both the stamp and the postcard depict the historic printing press associated with the origins of printing in America, creating a strong thematic link.

- Geographic:  the stamp and cancellation are from the United States, matching the subject of the postcard (American printing history), but the postmark location (New York) differs from the press’s location (Cambridge, Mass.).

- Temporal: the postmark date (27.02.1940) is within the validity period of the commemorative stamp issued in 1939, but it does not coincide with the anniversary year (1939) or a significant date related to the event.