List of people on stamps of the United States

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This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps. Since the United States Post Office issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and over 800 people featured. Many of these people (especially the earlier Presidents) have been featured on multiple stamps. The following entries list the name of the person, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a very short description of their notability.

For the purpose of this list, "featured" may mean:

  1. The likeness of a person,
  2. The name of a person, or
  3. People who have neither their likeness or name on a stamp, but are documented by the United States Postal Service as being the subject of a stamp (see Reference).

This list is complete through all announced 2007 issues [1].

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Quotation Reference

A "coil" stamp showing John Quincy Adams (1767-1848). He was the sixth president of the United States from 1825 - 1829.
A "coil" stamp showing John Quincy Adams (1767-1848). He was the sixth president of the United States from 1825 - 1829.

Philo Farnsworth
Philo Farnsworth
Robert Frost, 1974
Robert Frost, 1974

Robert Goddard, 1964 airmail
Robert Goddard, 1964 airmail

Oliver Wendell Holmes, on stamp of 1968
Oliver Wendell Holmes, on stamp of 1968
Sam Houston
Sam Houston

Sherman, 1893
Sherman, 1893
Edwin Stanton, 1871

George Washington on 1847 stamp
George Washington on 1847 stamp
Daniel Webster on 10c stamp of 1890
Daniel Webster on 10c stamp of 1890
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1966
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1966

"We cannot put the face of a person on a stamp unless said person is deceased. My suggestion, therefore, is that you drop dead." -- J. Edward Day, Postmaster General, 1962. Day was replying to a request from an individual to be honored with a stamp. The letter was never mailed.

  • United States Postal Service (2004). The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps (31st ed.). Washington, D.C.: HarperResource. ISBN 0-06-052826-5.

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