Dorr Rebellion Sesquicentennial Postal Card, 1992

This commemorative postal card honors Thomas W. Dorr and the 1842 Rhode Island Dorr Rebellion, a pivotal moment in American democracy. The cachet features a musket with powder horn and banner inscribed with Dorr's motto 'I WILL NOT COMPROMISE THE PEOPLES RIGHTS' alongside an eagle and 'MIGHT IS RIGHT' scroll. The cover was canceled June 20, 1992, in Chepachet, RI, on the sesquicentennial of the rebellion, using a pictorial cancellation with concentric circles.

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Claude

This postal card features a cachet artwork in dark blue/gray ink depicting a musket rifle with a powder horn and a banner hanging from it. The banner reads 'T.W. DORR' with an eagle image and the text 'I WILL NOT COMPROMISE THE PEOPLES RIGHTS' and 'MIGHT IS RIGHT' on a scroll below. The stamp is a pre-printed USA 19-cent Flag stamp on the postal stationery. The pictorial cancellation shows concentric circles (target design) with 'DORR REBELLION STATION / JUNE / 20 / 1992 / CHEPACHET RI 02914' and the copyright notice '© USPS 1991' appears in the lower left.

Mistral

This First Day Cover commemorates the Dorr Rebellion with a detailed cachet featuring a black-and-white illustration of a musket, powder horn, and a banner inscribed with 'T.W. DORR' and the motto 'I WILL NOT COMPROMISE THE PEOPLES RIGHTS.' The stamp depicts a red, white, and blue U.S. flag with 13 stars and the denomination 'USA 19.' The postmark is a circular pictorial cancellation with the text 'DORR REBELLION STATION' and the date 'JUN 20 1992,' applied in Chepachet, RI. The cover is in good condition with clean, crisp details.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)