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Great Americans Series

Great Americans

The popular Great Americans Series honors special Americans from all walks of life and honors them for their contributions to society and their fellow man. Sixty-four different stamps make up the complete set to pay tribute to important individuals who were leaders in education, the military, literature, the arts, and human and civil rights.

Dorothea Dix Humanitarian — Dorothea Dix
Humanitarian

Igor Stravinsky Composer — Igor Stravinsky
Composer

Henry Clay Statesman — Henry Clay
Statesman

Carl Schurz Journalist — Carl Schurz
Journalist

Pearl Buck Author — Pearl Buck
Author

Walter Lippmann Journalist — Walter Lippmann
Journalist

Abraham Baldwin Statesman — Abraham Baldwin
Statesman

Henry Knox General — Henry Knox
General

Sylvanus Thayer

Richard Russell Statesman — Richard Russell
Statesman

Alden Partridge Educator — Alden Partridge
Educator

Crazy Horse Indian Chief — Crazy Horse
Indian Chief

Sinclair Lewis Author — Sinclair Lewis
Author

Rachel Carson Environmentalist — Rachel Carson
Environmentalist

George Mason Statesman — George Mason
Statesman

Sequoyah Cherokee Indian — Sequoyah
Cherokee Indian

Ralph Bunche Diplomat — Ralph Bunche
Diplomat

Thomas Gallaudet Educator — Thomas Gallaudet
Educator

Harry Truman U.S. President — Harry Truman
U.S. President

John J. Audubon Naturalist — John J. Audubon
Naturalist

Frank C. Laubach Educator — Frank C. Laubach
Educator

Charles R. Drew, MD Surgeon — Charles R. Drew, MD
Surgeon

Robert Millikan Scientist — Robert Millikan
Scientist

Granville Clark Author — Granville Clark
Author

Lillian M. Gilbreth Industrial Engineer — Lillian M. Gilbreth
Industrial Engineer

Chester Nimitz Admiral — Chester Nimitz
Admiral

Margaret Mitchell Author — Margaret Mitchell
Author

Mary Lyon Educator — Mary Lyon
Educator

Paul Dudley White, MD Cardiologist — Paul Dudley White, MD
Cardiologist

Father Flanagan Boys Town — Father Flanagan
Boys Town

Hugo Black Chief Justice — Hugo Black
Chief Justice

Luis Munoz Marin P.R. Governor — Luis Munoz Marin
P.R. Governor

Red Cloud American Indian — Red Cloud
American Indian

Julia Ward Howe Abolitionist — Julia Ward Howe
Abolitionist

Buffalo Bill Cody Scout — Buffalo Bill Cody
Scout

Belva Lockwood Suffragette — Belva Lockwood
Suffragette

Virginia Apgar Physician — Virginia Apgar
Physician

Chester Carlson Inventor — Chester Carlson
Inventor

Mary Cassatt Painter — Mary Cassatt
Painter

Jack London Author — Jack London
Author

Sitting Bull Indian Leader — Sitting Bull
Indian Leader

Earl Warren Chief Justice — Earl Warren
Chief Justice

Thomas Jefferson US President — Thomas Jefferson
US President

Dennis Chavez Senator — Dennis Chavez
Senator

Claire Chennault Aviator — Claire Chennault
Aviator

Harvey Cushing, MD Neurologist — Harvey Cushing, MD
Neurologist

Hubert Humphrey Vice-President — Hubert Humphrey
Vice-President

John Harvard Philanthropist — John Harvard
Philanthropist

Hap Arnold Air Force General — Hap Arnold
Air Force General

Wendell Willkie Statesman — Wendell Willkie
Statesman

Bernard Revel Educator — Bernard Revel
Educator

John Hopkins Philanthropist — John Hopkins
Philanthropist

William Jennings Bryant Statesman — William Jennings Bryant
Statesman

Bret Harte Author — Bret Harte
Author

Jack London Booklet Stamp — Jack London
Booklet Stamp

Milton Hershey Philanthropist — Milton Hershey
Philanthropist

Cal Farley Humanitarian — Cal Farley
Humanitarian

Henry R. Luce Publisher — Henry R. Luce
Publisher

Lila & Dewitt Wallace Philanthropists — Lila & Dewitt Wallace
Philanthropists

Ruth Benedict Anthropologist — Ruth Benedict
Anthropologist

Alice Hamilton Social Reformer — Alice Hamilton
Social Reformer

Justin Morrill Politician — Justin Morrill
Politician

Mary Breckinridge Frontier Nurse — Mary Breckinridge
Frontier Nurse

Alice Paul Suffragist — Alice Paul
Suffragist