I was just going through my old stamp collection and stumbled on the “Liberty Series” of 1954-1959. Denominations went from ½ cent to $5.00. You’ll never guess who was on the $5.00 stamp - Alexander Hamilton. In fact, John Marshall was on the 40 cent stamp as well. Other noteworthies in the series: Lincoln (4 cent, standard postage at the time), Teddy Roosevelt (6 cent), and Wilson (7 cent).
Of course, mixed in were many who belonged, probably to give the series some legitimacy: Franklin (½ cent), Washington (1 cent), Jefferson (2 cent), Revere (25 cent), Robert E. Lee (30 cent) and Patrick Henry ($1.00).
~ Kevin Duffy, email to Tom DiLorenzo, January 31, 2009
(DiLorenzo responded, "How politically incorrect to put Robert E. Lee on a
stamp! It would never happen today.")
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