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Map of New SwedenC117%u2014March 29, 1988This honors the 350th anniversary founding of New Sweden (present-day New York and Delaware) by Finns and Swedes. Sweden and Finland issued similar stamps on the same date. This issue became postally obsolete within five days when rates were raised by 1%u00a2.Figures of Liberty, Equality, and JusticeC120%u2014July 14, 1989Celebrating the bicentennial of the storming of the Bastille and the start of the decade-long French Revolution. Eventually King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, went to the guillotine for treason.Anniversary of New Sweden1988Anniversary of the French Revolution1989Ship and AntarcticaC130%u2014June 21, 1991The Antarctic Treaty went into effect on June 23, 1961. It demilitarized the continent and preserved it for scientific research. The treaty was ratified by the 12 major nations that were active in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58,Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty1991Serra and MissionC116%u2014August 22, 1985In the 1700s, Father Serra founded a number of missions which formed the basis for the Spanish settlement of California. Although canonized a saint, critics point out that he forced people to convert to Catholicism and abused Native Americans.Junipero Serra Issue1985