The American Indian in Postage Stamps - National Postal Museum
29-cent Sacagawea mini sheet stamp. American Indian political, economic and cultural life, founded in ancient tradition and tested by wars and removals, has proven its endurance into the 21st century. Keys to this extraordinary resilience are found in the wisdom and bravery of its historic leaders, the ability of individuals to rise to the ...
American Indian Subjects on United States Postage Stamps - About.usps.com
Since 1898, many stamps have been issued to honor American Indians and their contributions. Below is a list of those stamps along with their denomination and date of issue. Stamps on which American Indians are part of a mixed scene – for example the ten-cent 1893 “Columbus Presenting Natives” stamp or the three-cent 1934 “Wisconsin ...
American Indians in the Postal Service and Philately
Historic American Indian leaders honored here on postage stamps, exemplify a wide range of reaction to the radical confrontations that would drastically affect the traditions and culture of their peoples. Some chose resistance and war; others chose a path of adaptation and accommodation to a new way of life.
Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
The lower values mostly depicted various presidents, with the 5c particularly intended as a memorial of the recently deceased Theodore Roosevelt, while the higher values included an "American Indian" (Hollow Horn Bear), the Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate (without the bridge, which had yet to be built), Niagara Falls, a bison, the Lincoln ...
1923 14c American Indian, deep blue - Mystic Stamp Company
Color: Deep blue. Hollow Horn Bear. Although the inscription beneath the portrait simply reads "American Indian," this stamp actually pictures Hollow Horn Bear, a Brule Sioux Indian chief.
The American Indian in Postage Stamps - Google Arts & Culture
Five spectacular American Indian headdresses are featured in a booklet of commemorative stamps, the first in the American Folk Art series to be printed in booklets, and the first to feature...
American Indian Issue - National Postal Museum
American Indian Issue. The 6-cent stamp portraying Chief Joseph, the great Nez Perce warrior, was first placed on sale at Washington, DC, on November 4, 1968, as a tribute to Indian heritage and to mark the opening of the National Portrait Gallery. It is the first multicolor US stamp to feature a Native American.
American Indian Subjects on United States Postage Stamps. Since 1898, many stamps have been issued to honor American Indians and their contributions. Below is a list of those stamps along with their denomination and date of issue. Stamps on which American Indians are part of a mixed scene — for example the ten-cent 1893 "Columbus Presenting ...
Toward a New National Iconography: Native Americans on United …
Between 1863, when the US post office first considered a Native American bust for a stamp, and 1922, when it issued a new series of stamps that differed strikingly from past issues and which included a historical Native American figure, images of Indians have served as suggestive touchstones for nationalist iconography as displayed on postage ...
US Stamp Prices Scott Cat. #565: 14c 1923 American Indian Perf 11
14c Blue (Scott 565). Mint N.H., flawless centering, intense color and impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, $225.00 as 98), one of eight to grade Gem 100.