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constitutional

my constitutional yesterday took me aboard the united states constitution.
i'm told that paul revere forged the copper bolts and breasthooks.

among many other things in her storied history, a stamp was issued in honor of her sesquicentennial, in 1947:





this is my photo of her donkey wheel. absolutely no photomanipulation:







this is my photo of her actual donkey wheel, which is to say capstan:





unique sign: