It is a personalised stamp which can be actually used on letters and postcards, based on almost any photo that meets Pos Malaysia's criteria. Pos Malaysia allows a sheet of 10 stamps.
James Armistead Lafayette (c. 1748–1830), an enslaved African American, served as a double-agent spy for the Continental Army under the Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War. His intelligence reports helped shape the American and French strategy at the decisive Siege of Yorktown.
He worked for Lafayette as a courier, laborer, and spy. Posing as a runaway slave, James joined former Continental Army officer Benedict Arnold's camp in Portsmouth, Virginia ostensibly as a spy for the British. This role allowed Armistead to gain Arnold's confidence, in part by guiding British troops through local roads. "The ex-slave, who later renamed himself James Armistead Lafayette in the general's honour, served as a double agent against the British under the avowedly anti-slavery Lafayette."
After Arnold departed north in the spring of 1781, James remained in Virginia and continued his work at the camps of Lord Cornwallis. Now employed by the British as a courier, James traveled between their camps and often overheard officers speak openly about their strategies. He prepared written reports, and delivered them to other American spies. In this way, he relayed much information about the British plans for troop deployment and their arms. His espionage was instrumental in helping American and French forces force the surrender of Cornwallis' army during the siege of Yorktown.
Much later, after gaining his freedom from slavery, James Lafayette acquired two parcels of land totaling about forty acres in New Kent County in 1816 and became a relatively wealthy farmer in the area with his (second) wife and several children (including a son). He also became a slaveowner.
In 1818, Lafayette applied to Virginia's legislature for a pension based on his Revolutionary War service. He eventually received $60 (equivalent to $1,262 in 2025) for present relief and a $40 annual pension ($841).
In 1782, Deborah Sampson joined the 4th Massachusetts Regiment after an earlier attempt. She served in the Light Infantry Company, scouting neutral territory, leading raids, and participating in combat. She served in uniform for about 17 months, fought in skirmishes. She sustained a sword gash to the head and a bullet wound in her left thigh, famously extracting the pistol ball herself rather than risk discovery. Her identity was discovered in the summer of 1783 in Philadelphia when she fell ill with a high fever and was treated by a doctor, leading to her honourable discharge in October 1783.
She married Benjamin Gannett in 1785 and raised four children in Sharon, Massachusetts. With the help of figures like Paul Revere, she successfully petitioned for back pay and later became the only woman to earn a full military pension for service in the Revolution.
She toured New England and New York in military regalia to share her story, becoming one of America's first female public lecturers.
The artwork features a portrait by artist Michael J. Deas and text highlighting Gálvez's alliance with American patriot Oliver Pollock to ship crucial supplies up the Mississippi River.
Bernardo de Gálvez executed one of the most successful and strategically critical naval and land actions of the American Revolutionary War, known as the Gulf Coast Campaign (1779–1781).
As the Governor of Spanish Louisiana, he struck swiftly against Great Britain immediately after Spain declared war in 1779. His military actions forced the British to fight on a second southern front, preventing them from encircling the American rebels and diverting troops away from the eastern theater.
1. The Mississippi River Campaign (1779):
Gálvez mobilised a diverse militia consisting of Spanish regulars, French Acadians, free Black soldiers, and Native Americans. He swept up the Mississippi River to eliminate.
British strongholds:
- Fort Bute: Captured on 7 September 1779, in a swift operation with zero Spanish casualties.
- Battle of Baton Rouge: Captured on 21 September 1779, after a heavy artillery bombardment.
- Fort Panmure (Natchez): Surrendered by the British as a direct term of the victory at Baton Rouge, clearing the lower Mississippi Valley entirely.
2. The Capture of Mobile (1780)
Gálvez turned his attention eastward into West Florida. Despite facing a devastating hurricane that scattered his ships, he regrouped and laid siege to Fort Charlotte in Mobile, forcing its surrender in March 1780 and cutting off British naval mobility along the coast.
3. The Siege of Pensacola (1781)
His crowning achievement was the conquest of Pensacola, the British capital of West Florida. It stood as one of the longest sustained sieges of the entire Revolutionary War (9 March – 8 May 1781):
The "Yo Solo" Incident: When the Spanish naval commander hesitated to navigate the treacherous, cannon-defended channel into Pensacola Bay, Gálvez single-handedly sailed his own brig, the Galvezton, through the crossfire to shame the rest of the fleet into following him. This earned him the motto "Yo Solo" ("I Alone") on his coat of arms. The Spanish successfully breached the fortifications, forcing the total British surrender of West Florida.
By driving the British completely out of the Gulf of Mexico, Gálvez secured the southern trade routes. This allowed a continuous pipeline of supplies, medicine, and silver pesos to reach George Washington's Continental Army, directly facilitating the final American victory at Yorktown.
Agwalongdongwas (also known as Good Peter) was an Oneida Nation leader and advocate who supported Patriot forces during the American Revolution, believing an alliance would best protect Oneida communities and lands.
This stamp was part of the Figures of the American Revolution 250th-anniversary commemorative stamp pane. The artwork was designed by USPS art director Ethel Kessler with original artwork by artist Tim O'Brien. It was first issued from Washington D.C.
Cornplanter (approx. 1732/1742–1836) Cornplanter (approx. 1732/1742–1836), also known bad John Abeel III, was the son of a Seneca woman and a Dutch trader. He fought in the American Revolutionary War as a war chief of the four nations that allied with the British: the Mohawk, the Seneca, the Onondaga, and the Cayuga. Cornplanter played a significant role during the 1777 Siege of Fort Stanwix, the 1778 Battle of Wyoming, and led the Seneca at the Cherry Valley Massacre in 1778.
This stamp was part of the Figures of the American Revolution 250th-anniversary commemorative stamp pane. The artwork was designed by USPS art director Ethel Kessler with original artwork by artist Tim O'Brien. It was first issued from Washington D.C.
4 Kopek stamp (left) features a tactical map of the Soviet my counteroffensive during the Battle of Kursk (highlighting locations like Kursk, Oryol, Belgorod, and Kharkov) alongside advancing T-34 tanks and a Soviet red flag.
6 Kopek stamp (right) depicts a triumphant Soviet soldier emerging from a tank hatch holding a flag next to a T-34 tank and the Soviet hammer and sickle.
Waldemar Shalandin (top stamp) was a Guard Lieutenant, Soviet Tank Commander. He is depicted alongside tanks and Yakovlev Yak-9T fighter aircraft. He famously fought and died in 1943 during the Battle of Kursk, where his crew continued fighting inside their burning tank to destroy multiple enemy tanks before being Killed in Action (KIA).
Magomet Gadzhiyev (bottom stamp) was a Captain 2nd Rank (Frigate Captain), Soviet Navy Submarine Commander. He was the first person from Dagestan to receive the title "Hero of the Soviet Union." The stamp shows him alongside a K-class submarine and a sinking enemy vessel. He was KIA in May 1942 when his submarine, K-23, was attacked and sunk by German forces in the Barents Sea.
Ivan Sivko (И.М. Сивко): A naval infantryman of the Northern Fleet. During a defensive action in 1941, he covered the retreat of his unit, holding off a numerically superior enemy force single-handedly. When he ran out of ammunition, he blew himself up along with approaching enemy soldiers using his final grenade.
Ivan Polbin (И.С. Полбин): A highly decorated Twice Hero of the Soviet Union and Major General of the Aviation. He was a pioneering dive-bomber pilot and commander who developed advanced combat tactics (such as the "Polbin spinner" formation). He was killed in action in February 1945 during a combat mission over Breslau.
Vera Khoruzhaya (В.З. Хоружая): A veteran revolutionary and partisan activist. During World War II, she spearheaded an underground resistance network in German-occupied Vitebsk, Belarus. She was captured, tortured, and executed by the Gestapo in late 1942.
Yuri Smirnov (Ю.В. Смирнов): A young infantry guardsman who was severely wounded and captured during an assault in 1944. Despite undergoing brutal torture, he refused to disclose strategic details regarding his division's offensive direction. He was found crucified by enemy forces inside a bunker.
Nikolai Vilkov (Н.А. Вилков): A naval sergeant who fought during the Soviet–Japanese War in August 1945. During the assault on Shimushu Island (Kuril Islands), he and a comrade sacrificed their lives by physically throwing their bodies over the embrasures of an enemy pillbox to silence its machine guns.
Konstantin Zaslonov (К.С. Заслонов): A prominent partisan commander in Belarus. Utilizing his professional background as a railway engineer, he organized widespread sabotage operations by creating "coal mines"—explosive devices disguised as blocks of coal that destroyed numerous enemy supply trains. He died in battle in late 1942.
The postage stamps on the envelope features the following denominations
50 p. (penniä) – Green
1:75 mk (markkaa) – Brown
2:- mk – Red
2:75 mk – Dark Brown
3:50 mk – Blue
5:- mk – Black/Grey
The stamps were cancelled with circular date from the town of Loviisa, reading 31.XII.41 (31 December 1941).
The Pharmacy Seal with the blue coat-of-arms cachet on the upper left belongs to the historic Apoteket Kronan (Kruunu-apteekki) in Loviisa, which was granted its operating privileges in 1754 (Privileg. Anno Dom 1754). Directly beneath it is the printed name of the pharmacist, O. T. S. Mether.
The Recipient of this letter was Fröken (Miss) Ulla Mether, residing at Bergmansgatan in Helsingfors (Helsinki). Because it bears a full set of the contemporary Mannerheim issue cancelled on the final day of the year, it was likely prepared by the pharmacist family as a philatelic souvenir.
Brunner V. H. designed the stylised carrier pigeon. 'LAR BRENDA,' Benda J. designed the Chainbreaker, symbolising the country, shows a woman breaking free from the chain of bondage.
The postcard shows Café Kaiserpark (later known as Cafésalon Pupp or Bar Arizona) situated in the Kaiserpark area of Karlovy Vary (historically Karlsbad), Czech Republic. The open-air cafe and salon operated under various names through the first half of the 20th century before changing uses around 1946.
