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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 ...
William Butler Ogden (1944) Railroad tycoon, first Mayor of Chicago [ 84] James Edward Oglethorpe (1933) Georgia founder. Eugene O’Neill on a 1967 stamp. Georgia O'Keeffe (1996, 2013) Painter [ 34][ 37][ 44] Frederick Law Olmsted (1999) Landscape architect [ 3] Eugene O'Neill (1973) Playwright.
A Penny Black British postage stamp. Since 1840, when the Penny Black featured a profile of Queen Victoria, [1] it has been a tradition worldwide for nations to honor individuals on their postage stamps. [2] Typical choices include monarchs, important figures of history, politicians, cultural leaders, and (more recently) celebrities.
Centenary of the postage stamp 6 May 1940; Victory 11 June 1946; Silver wedding 26 April 1948 (first issue to commemorate a personal Royal occasion rather than a state event, £1 value was the first British stamp designed by a woman and the issue is notable for the omission of the words 'postage' and 'revenue'). Channel Islands Liberation 10 ...
Betsy Ross. Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; [ 1] January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, [ 1] was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 [ 2] with making the second official U.S. flag, [ 3] accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.
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.
1929–1950s. 1943 stamp Douglas Hyde commemorating the Gaelic League. Commodore John Barry. 1929 Daniel O'Connell. 1937 Saint Patrick. 1938 Father Mathew. 1939 George Washington. 1943 Sir William Rowan Hamilton. 1943 Douglas Hyde.
This is a list of all the major variations of the Machin series of postage stamps in the United Kingdom. The complete list of all variations is vast and outside the scope of this encyclopedia. Note: the colours and the colour descriptions are to be used to give an idea only, as each catalogue and website will name the colours differently.