Which 18th or 19th Century Subject Are You Wanting to See on a Stamp?
I've seen lots of opinions on recent (past 100 years) subjects collectors have deemed overlooked by the USPS, from astronauts, to writers, to historical events. But, I was just wondering, which historical American figures, accomplishments, or events from the 18th or 19th centuries are deserving of commemoration on a stamp, which have been ignored?
As this question only just now popped into my head, I have not come up with a choice. But, I would like to hear others' opinions.
As this question only just now popped into my head, I have not come up with a choice. But, I would like to hear others' opinions.
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That being said, as an amateur military historian, I would like to see some of the lesser known military leaders and heroes of the era represented, like Joshua Chamberlain, Winfield Hancock or George Dewey. They seem to get honored on foreign stamps but not American.
Col. Doolittle and his suicide mission over Japan, the first desperation shot to respond to Pearl Harbor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Doolittle
Dr Norman Shumway, the father of American heart transplant surgery, from Stanford.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1524691/
Dr Louis K.Diamond, the father of Pediatric Hematology, a true pioneer, dear friend and mentor of mine
https://www.hematology.org/about/history/legends/louis-diamond-bio
Dr. Paul Lauterbur, the Nobel Prize winner chemist who birthed MRI technology, which changed the human world in terms of HOW we see and diagnose disease.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lauterbur
BUT instead we will continue to get childish "stickers" with cartoons, buffoons and visual dribble splattered onto paper. (vent over)
Phil, Hamilton is 1053...a HV stamp.
I don't think Henry Clay Frick has been on a stamp, but I'm not sure he should be. Which leads to the question, are there some people who don't get put on stamps because their reputation isn't pristine?
I was gonna mention Billy Mitchell, but he does have a stamp. And I thought Doolittle had a Great American stamp, but I can't find it.
The Mexican-American War was rather critical in U.S. history in that it established America as a contending world power and gave the military experience that would play a crucial role in the American Civil war.
I don't know but old stamps from 1850's threw 1890's and 1900's-1950's those years have fantastic designs and history attached to them me I'd like to recreate a good portion of those stamps and slightly modernize them examples to many to list, give me some ideas of what would be some good one's to remaster owe I hand draw none of the computer digital crap give me some ideas n ill get to sketching what's really worth collecting!
I'm a sucker for souvenir sheets. I thought it was cool the first time I saw a hologram postal envelope (hey, I was like 13, in the early 80's so holograms were COOL). But it really falls off when we stopped with engravings and moved to "magazine print" stamps that they really lost me.
And I hate self-adhesives. That ugly nightmare of a 1974 Christmas stamp (I think that's the first self-adhesive, hated it then, hate it even more now) unfortunately should have been the first and last of its type. Modern stamps otherwise have very low appeal. But then again, I'm also not at all of topical interest in collecting. (I find you people weird, yeah, I said it). I liked the high value "Express Mail" stamps from the 80's and early 90's. I liked it best when stamps were 1 color or 1 color + black (pictorials, Pan-Americans, etc).