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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.
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 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 ...
Currency and postage Official $20 bill prototype prepared by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 2016. Tubman was the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp when a 13-cent stamp designed by artist Jerry Pinkney was issued by the United States Postal Service in 1978. A second, 32-cent stamp featuring Tubman was ...
George Elliott Olden (November 13, 1920 – February 25, 1975) was an American graphic designer who worked in television and advertising. Working at CBS, Olden helped to create the visual identities of shows such as Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, and Lassie. [ 1] In 1963, Olden became the first African-American to design a postage stamp, creating a ...
Washington gets a shave, 1967. The Prominent Americans series is a set of definitive stamps issued by the United States Post Office Department (and later the United States Postal Service) between 1965 and 1978. It superseded the Liberty Issue of 1954, which by the mid-1960s had become somewhat dated, especially in its focus on political figures.
An ambitious project, the museum is still a work in progress. But on March 5, the museum finally opened. It represents African Americans in Anderson, Roane and Morgan counties (because Oliver ...
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the " Six Triple Eight ", was a predominantly black battalion of the Women's Army Corps (WAC). The 6888th had 855 women, amongst whom were three Latinas, both enlisted and officers, and was led by Major Charity Adams. [ 1] It was the only predominantly all-black US Women's Army Corps unit ...