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New stamp marks Emancipation Proclamation anniversary

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By ABC7
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
WASHINGTON

It was unveiled at an event at the National Archives in Washington Tuesday. It features some famous words from the document.

The proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It freed slaves in confederate states.

The new stamp is being issued as a forever stamp.

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