Distinguished Americans series
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The Distinguished Americans series is a set of definitive stamp
s issued by the United States Postal Service
which was started in 2000 with a 10¢ stamp depicting Joseph Stilwell
. The design is less austere than that of earlier stamp series such as the Great Americans
.
The first stamps issued in this series were the following (date of issue, denomination, depicted person):
Definitive stamp
A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
s issued by the United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
which was started in 2000 with a 10¢ stamp depicting Joseph Stilwell
Joseph Stilwell
General Joseph Warren Stilwell was a United States Army four-star General known for service in the China Burma India Theater. His caustic personality was reflected in the nickname "Vinegar Joe"...
. The design is less austere than that of earlier stamp series such as the Great Americans
Great Americans series
The Great Americans series is a set of definitive stamps issued by the United States Postal Service, starting on December 27, 1980 with the 19¢ stamp depicting Sequoyah, and continuing through 2002, the final stamp being the 78¢ Alice Paul self-adhesive stamp. The series, noted for its simplicity...
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The first stamps issued in this series were the following (date of issue, denomination, depicted person):
- 2000, August 24. 10¢. General Joseph W. Stilwell.
- 2000, September 7. 33¢. Senator Claude PepperClaude PepperClaude Denson Pepper was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. In foreign policy he shifted from pro-Soviet in the 1940s to anti-Communist in the 1950s...
. - 2001, February 21. 76¢. Senator Hattie W. Caraway.
- 2002, July 29. 83¢. Author Edna FerberEdna FerberEdna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big , Show Boat , and Giant .-Early years:Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan,...
. - 2004, July 14. 23¢. Athlete Wilma RudolphWilma RudolphWilma Glodean Rudolph was an American athlete. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960....
. - 2006, March 9. 63¢. Medical Scientist Jonas SalkJonas SalkJonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine. He was born in New York City to parents from Ashkenazi Jewish Russian immigrant families...
. - 2006, March 9. 87¢. Virologist Albert SabinAlbert SabinAlbert Bruce Sabin was an American medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine.-Life:...
. - 2007, June 13. 58¢. Senator Margaret Chase SmithMargaret Chase SmithMargaret Chase Smith was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name...
. - 2007, June 13. 75¢. Author Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was a depiction of life for African-Americans under slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and United Kingdom...
. - 2008, May 12. 59¢. Author James A. MichenerJames A. MichenerJames Albert Michener was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories...
. - 2008, May 12. 76¢. Physician Edward Trudeau.
- 2009, May 15. 78¢. Philanthropist Mary LaskerMary LaskerMary Woodard Lasker was an American health activist. She worked to raise funds for medical research, and founded the Lasker Foundation....
