Distinguished Americans series explained

The Distinguished Americans series is a set of definitive stamps issued by the United States Postal Service which was started in 2000 with a 10¢ stamp depicting Joseph Stilwell.[1] The designs of the first nine issues are reminiscent of the earlier Great Americans series, but less austere. The first nine issues were done with black lines on a white background, but in 2008, with the James A. Michener issue (#10), the USPS added color toning. Like the Great Americans series, the first twelve issues measured 0.84 inches by 0.99 inches overall,[2] and were all designed by Mark Summers of Waterdown, Ontario.[3] [4] In 2011, with the Oveta Culp Hobby stamp, the series went to a larger format with full color images and colored backgrounds.[5]

The 2004 Rudolph stamp is the only one in the series to have been issued in both a sheet (pane) and booklet format.[6] Both the 2001 Caraway issue and the 2002–2003 Ferber issues have perforation differences.[7]

The stamps issued in this series include the following (rank, date of issue, denomination, depicted person):

  1. 2000, August 24. 10¢. General Joseph W. Stilwell.
  2. 2000, September 7. 33¢. Senator Claude Pepper.
  3. 2001, February 21. 76¢. Senator Hattie W. Caraway.
  4. 2002, July 29. 83¢. Author Edna Ferber. Reissued in 2003 with 11¼ x 11¼ perforations.
  5. 2004, July 14. 23¢. Athlete Wilma Rudolph[8]
  6. 2006, March 9. 63¢. Medical scientist Jonas Salk.
  7. 2006, March 9. 87¢. Virologist Albert Sabin.
  8. 2007, June 13. 58¢. Senator Margaret Chase Smith.[9]
  9. 2007, June 13. 75¢. Author Harriet Beecher Stowe.[10]
  10. 2008, May 12. 59¢. Author James A. Michener.
  11. 2008, May 12. 76¢. Physician Edward Trudeau.
  12. 2009, May 15. 78¢. Philanthropist Mary Lasker.[11]
  13. 2011, April 15. 84¢, first-class mail, three-ounce rate stamp. Stateswoman Oveta Culp Hobby.
  14. 2012, April 26. Forever.[12] Actor José Ferrer.[13]
  15. 2014, March 13. 70¢, first-class mail, two-ounce rate stamp. Aviator C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson.[14]
  16. 2017, April 11. 70¢, first-class mail, two-ounce rate stamp. Teacher, pioneer of deaf studies Robert Panara.[15]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wozniak, Maurice D. . 2001 . Krause-Minkus Standard Catalog of U.S. Stamps . Iola, Wisconsin . Krause Publications . 166 . 978-0-87349-321-5.
  2. News: Baadke . Michael . 17 March 2017 . Meet Robert Panara, the latest subject of a Distinguished Americans stamp . Linn's Stamp News . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317222450/http://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/2017/march/robert-panara-distinguished-americans-stamp-united-states-postal-service.html . 17 March 2017 . live.
  3. Web site: Batdorf . Lynn . 2 February 2009 . Distinguished Americans Issue (2000-2012) . Arago (Smithsonian National Postal Museum) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115230816/https://arago.si.edu/category_2037600.html . 15 January 2016 . live .
  4. Web site: Two American Legends Appearing on Stamps: The Postal Service Honors James Michener and Dr. Edward Trudeau . 15 May 2008 . United States Postal Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414054809/http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2008/sr08_058.pdf . 14 April 2017 . live.
  5. Web site: 2011 USPS New Issues Calendar . Stamp News Now . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127161827/http://www.stampnewsnow.com/uspsnewissues2011.html . 27 January 2012 . live.
  6. See Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue volume 1, United States #3422 and #3436.
  7. See Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue volume 1, United States #'s 3431, 3432, 3433, 3434.
  8. Web site: Stamp Announcement 04-22 Wilma Rudolph Definitive Stamp . United States Postal Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414041601/https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2004/html/pb22130/p-sx.html . 14 April 2017 . live . dmy.
  9. Web site: Stamp Announcement 07-18: Margaret Chase Smith . United States Postal Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414035111/https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2007/html/pb22206/info3.10.2.html . 14 April 2017 . live . dmy.
  10. Web site: Stamp Announcement 07-19: Harriet Beecher Stowe . United States Postal Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414035718/https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2007/html/pb22206/info3.10.3.html . 14 April 2017 . live . dmy.
  11. Web site: Stamp Announcement 09-26: Mary Lasker . United States Postal Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414040924/http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2009/pb22256/html/info_011.htm . 14 April 2017 . dead . dmy .
  12. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current first-class mail one-ounce rate. Web site: Forever Stamps – Explanation, History, and Current Value . 16 June 2016 . Stamp Collecting Spot . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915032900/https://stampcollectingspot.com/forever-stamps-explanation-history-and-current-value . 15 September 2016 . live .
  13. Web site: 2012 New U.S. Stamp Issues . American Philatelic Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512171505/http://stamps.org/New-Issues-2012 . 12 May 2013 . dead . 14 April 2017 .
  14. Web site: Stamp Announcement 14-14: C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson Stamp . United States Postal Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729195837/http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2014/pb22383/html/info_007.htm . 29 July 2014 . live .
  15. Web site: 2017 New U.S. Stamp Issues . American Philatelic Society .

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