‘Unseen Archaeology Treasures’ explores Annapolis’ history 

Posted: 1:00 am Fri, February 22, 2008
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Amelia Harris, exhibits specialist at the Banneker-Douglass Museum, holds a ‘death’s head’ stamp and a blown up copy of the Maryland Gazette where it was used.When the British government implemented the infamous Stamp Act of 1765, rebellious newspaper publishers responded by putting a skull and crossbones on their front pages where the despised stamps were ...