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This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and ...
Women on US stamps. 4-dollar Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus Stamp, Issued 1893. [ 1] The first portrait of a woman on a US postage stamp. 8-cent Martha Washington Stamp, Issued 1902 The first stamp featuring an American women.[ 2] The history of women on US stamps begins in 1893, when Queen Isabella became the first woman on a US stamp ...
This article is an incomplete list of female scholars of Islam. A traditionally-trained female scholar is referred to as ʿālimah or Shaykha. [ 1] The inclusion of women in university settings has increased the presence of women scholars. [ 2] Akram Nadwi authored the largest compilation on female Islamic scholars, titled Al-Wafa bi Asma al ...
Amira (name) Arwa. Ashraqat. Asma (given name) Atefeh. Atikah. Aya (given name) Azra (name) Azza (given name)
Just take a trip back in time to the ‘80s (we know we have your attention, millennials) with this roundup of the most popular baby names of 1985—straight from Social Security Administration ...
Rashidun army. Years of service. 629–636. Battles/wars. Battle of Sanita al-Uqab (634) Battle of Ajnadayn (634) Battle of Yarmuk (636) Khawla bint al-Azwar ( Arabic: خولة بنت الازور; died 639), was an Arab Muslim warrior in the service of the Rashidun Caliphate. She played a major role in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, and ...
The list does not include artists who were commissioned by the U.S. Post Office Department (or its successor, the United States Postal Service) to specifically create artwork for a postage stamp. Scenes from American history, famous Americans, and traditional Christmas images are postage stamp themes frequently employing original artwork.
Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847.[ 20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.