Sunday Stamps - September 20, 2026

 Let's Celebrate Historical Events this week with Sunday Stamps. 

First some Historical Events in the United States. 

USA 1939
While the cachet reads this FDC is for the 150th Anniversary of the United States Constitution, it isn't, the cachet maker mislabeled the event!  The Constitution was signed two years earlier. It's for the 150th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration as the first US President, as shown on the stamps. 

Ecuador 1938
150th anniversary of the "adoption and promulgation" of the US Constitution (signed in 1787, but not officially implemented until 1789)

I think this stamp is particularly pretty.

Monaco 1776
Commemorating the United States Bicentennial 

Spain 1976
Bicentennial of the United States Independence and Constitution 
The image is the siege of Pensacola, honoring Spanish military involvement under Bernardo de Gálvez, during the Revolutionary War.

Great Britain 1989 

800th anniversary of the Lord Mayor's Show in London with the Lord Mayor's Coach passing St. Paul's Cathedral

I had no idea what the Lord Mayor's Show was before this, but it looked like quite a celebration!  What I discovered: Historically, the newly chosen mayor was legally required to leave the City of London, travel down to Westminster, and swear an oath of allegiance to the ruling monarch.  Fortunately, the Lord Mayor (if I have this straight) is rather a business ambassador, not the actual mayor of London.  For a minute I was worried!  I can't imagine the mayors of US cities swearing allegiance to the President.  We have enough problems with our state Governors acting like they have. Anyway, it's a happy stamp! 

Next week, the last Sunday in September, we will be Celebrating Inventions.