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Patrick Henry has been honored twice on U.S. postage stamps. On October 7, 1955, the [[United States Post Office Department]] issued a $1 [[definitive stamp]] honoring Henry, one of the high values in the [[Liberty issue]]. A painting of Henry by American artist [[Alonzo Chappel]] was used as the inspiration and as the model by the engraver for this issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&tid=2029097|title=Arago: 1-dollar Henry|publisher=[[National Postal Museum]]|first=Steven J.|last=Rod|date=May 16, 2006|access-date =September 21, 2017}}</ref> In 1960–1961, the U.S. Post Office issued the American Credo series, six stamps with well-known patriotic quotations. Patrick Henry's most famous words are inscribed on the final issue in the series, a 4-cent stamp first released in Richmond on January 11, 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&tid=2032849|title=4-cent Henry quotation|publisher=[[National Postal Museum]]|first=Rod |last=Juell|date=November 3, 2008|access-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref>

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|[[File:Patrick Henry .1955-$1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Patrick Henry $1 stamp, [[Liberty issue]], 1955]]

|[[File:Credo Liberty or Death.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|1961 issue honoring Henry in the American Credo series]]

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== Legacy and historical view ==