1979 JOHN PAUL JONES #1789 Plate Block of 10 x 15 cents US Postage Stamps

1979 JOHN PAUL JONES #1789 Plate Block of 10 x 15 cents US Postage Stamps - In 1979 the USPS marked the 200th anniversary of the 1779 sea battle between John Paul Jones' Bonhomme Richard and the HMS Serapis off Northern England. It was during this famous battle that Jones uttered the long-remembered words, "I have not yet begun to fight." ( HMS Serapis, Bonhomme Richard, I have not yet begun to fight )

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