Great Americans Series

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
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

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