Post Office Dept Postage Stamps, U.S. Volunteer Firemen Issue Sc. 971, MNH
Post Office Dept Postage Stamps, U.S. Volunteer Firemen Issue Sc. 971, MNH
Post Office Dept Postage Stamps, U.S. Volunteer Firemen Issue Sc. 971, MNH
Post Office Dept Postage Stamps, U.S. Volunteer Firemen Issue Sc. 971, MNH
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Postage Stamps, U.S. Volunteer Firemen Issue Sc. 971, MNH

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Description
  • This is a single stamp as pictured (centering may differ from stock photo)
  • Fire wardens
  • Fire Fighters
  • Fire Dept
  • Volunteer Fire Dept


This is a single stamp as pictured (centering may differ from stock photo). ~ Issued in 1948, this stamp commemorates the 300 anniversary of the first volunteer fire department in America. New Netherlands leader Peter Stuyvesant appointed four men to act as fire wardens in New Amsterdam now known as New York City. The wardens inspected chimneys and administered fines to people who had not kept their chimneys swept clear to prevent fires. The money gained from the fines was used to purchase fire-fighting equipment such as ladders and buckets.