The 4-cent 1937 Army stamp, the fourth Army stamp in the ten-stamp 1936-1937 Army-Navy commemorative series, features Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, along with Robert E. Lee’s Virginia birthplace, Stratford Hall. One of the few U.S. postage stamps to feature Confederate leaders, this stamp offers an important look at a dark period of American history.
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The 3-cent 1937 Army stamp, part of the ten-stamp 1936–1937 Army-Navy series of commemorative postage stamps, honors Civil War Generals William T. Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and Philip Sheridan. This stamp offers a quick introduction to these important American military leaders.
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The 2-cent 1937 Army stamp, the second Army stamp in the ten-stamp 1936–1937 Army-Navy commemorative series, honors Generals Andrew Jackson and Winfield Scott, heroes of the War of 1812. The stamp also features Andrew Jackson’s Tennessee home The Hermitage. The stamp provides a gateway for learning about America’s 19th-century history.
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19th-century American actor Edwin Booth achieved great fame playing Hamlet and other Shakespearean roles on the stage. But his success was nearly undone by a real-life tragedy when his younger brother John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
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Sam Patch, one of America’s earliest celebrities, thrilled crowds in the late 1820s with his death-defying leaps from waterfalls and other high, dangerous spots. His daring feats earned him widespread fame that lasted long after his death.
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