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01:23:40pm
Before Jan. 1, 2007, a person had to have been dead at least 10 years to be depicted on a US stamp. From 2007 until 2011, the rule was 5 years. After 2011, living persons could be depicted. There have, however, always been exceptions, the most notable being US presidents. Other exceptions were made over the years for other prominent persons: Dag Hammarskjold, Sam Rayburn, Cordell Hull, Walt Disney, Adlai Stevenson, Douglas McArthur, and several others. The only living person of whom I am aware depicted by name was Charles Lindberg in 1927. There have been several instances of inadvertent depictions: Iwo Jima stamp, armed forces stamps, etc.
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For #2 - didn't they swap the vignette between the 2c and $2. Also, I believe they were supposed to be bicolor, and the souvenir sheet issued 100 years later fixed.
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18 Feb 2015
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re: Stamp breaks "rules" - easy for US collectors?
Before Jan. 1, 2007, a person had to have been dead at least 10 years to be depicted on a US stamp. From 2007 until 2011, the rule was 5 years. After 2011, living persons could be depicted. There have, however, always been exceptions, the most notable being US presidents. Other exceptions were made over the years for other prominent persons: Dag Hammarskjold, Sam Rayburn, Cordell Hull, Walt Disney, Adlai Stevenson, Douglas McArthur, and several others. The only living person of whom I am aware depicted by name was Charles Lindberg in 1927. There have been several instances of inadvertent depictions: Iwo Jima stamp, armed forces stamps, etc.
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re: Stamp breaks "rules" - easy for US collectors?
For #2 - didn't they swap the vignette between the 2c and $2. Also, I believe they were supposed to be bicolor, and the souvenir sheet issued 100 years later fixed.
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