Purgatory Post marks anniversary of Second Continental Congress

Purgatory Post earlier this month released the latest in its series of stamps leading up to the United States of America’s semiquincentennial celebration. The 9-sola stamp marking the 250th anniversary of the start of the Second Continental Congress was issued may 10.

The stamp’s vignette is comprised of a portion of Robert Edge Pine’s Congress Voting Independence of Confederation

The Second Continental Congress is perhaps best known for producing the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, but it also served as the fledgling nation’s de facto government until it was disbanded in 1781 once the Articles of Confederation came into effect.

As longtime readers of this blog will know, Purgatory Post is a private local post based in New Hampshire.

Published 2025-05-29