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
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





7 responses to "Great Americans Series"

7 thoughts on “Great Americans Series”

  2. I love this set of stamps for it’s simplistic design and for the engraved portion of the vignette. It is interesting to delve into the history of each person featured in the set and learn what contribution(s) they made to society as a whole. Thanks Don for providing the Discovery Center for the information regarding this set of stamps and so much other helpful and useful information.

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  3. Thanks for asking your question Ron. I will download this page (2x) – Mint and used. I have a lot of copies and wondered how I could display them in my US ALBUM.

    Is this ok with Mystic?

    Waayne

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  5. It escapes me as to why there was NO EXPLANATION as to why the Native American, SEQUOUAH was selected to for this series. The commentary only highlighted the series, but not the series as in the INDIVIDUAL . Pl;ease explain.

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