INTERPHIL, or the Seventh International Philatelic Exhibition, was the seventh decennial

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exhibition for the United States held under the auspices of the

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(FIP). It was held in

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, from May 29 to June 6, 1976. The

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issued in honor of the convention a commemorative stamp and four different mini sheets each of which portrayed a portion of a famous painting relating to the Revolutionary War. The paintings were: ''The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown'' by John Trumbull, ''The Declaration of Independence'' by John Trumbull, ''Washington Crossing the Delaware'' by Emmanuel Leutze, and ''The March to Valley Forge'' by William B. T. Trego.

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The Grand Prix awards went to the following exhibits:http://www.ny2016.org/images/history/07_1976interphil.pdf * The Grand Prix d’Honneur went to Wallace W. Knox (U.S.) for 'Great Britain'. * The Grand Prix International went to Horst G. Dietrich (Germany) for ‘Afghanistan’. * The Special Prix d’Honneur went to

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for ‘Hawaiian Missionaries’. * The Grand Prix National went to Louis Grunin (U.S.) for ‘United States 1847-1861’.

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