PHILADELPHIA — On this day 250 years ago, the foundation of American independence was laid when the First Continental Congress met at Carpenters’ Hall to determine how to safeguard the Colonies’ rights against British rule. The U.S. Postal Service today honors the anniversary of that first gathering and the delegates who bravely planted the seeds of democracy with a new Forever stamp, First Continental Congress, 1774, debuting at the place where it all began.
