A stamp has been issued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence and a unique Irish connection to the document.
The stamp features John Dunlap, from Co Tyrone, who migrated to America and was the printer of the first copies of the declaration in Philadelphia.
It was printed on 4 July 1776.
The first copies circulated quickly in the American colonies and also reached Ireland with the Belfast News Letter the first newspaper outside America to publish the document.
The ‘W’ rate stamp from An Post, for worldwide postage, features a portrait of Mr Dunlap and his signature is incorporated in the design.