Object Details
Depicts
Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865
Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Description
This Prominent Americans Issue stamp depicts Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. He was born in Kentucky and spent much of his childhood growing up in Indiana. In 1836, Lincoln was admitted to the bar and became a lawyer in Illinois. He also served in the Illinois House of Representatives and was later elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846. He lost to Stephen Douglas for a seat in the United States Senate, but eventually went on to be elected President of the United States during the 1860 Election. His presidency was defined by the outbreak and conclusion of the Civil War. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre Washington, DC on April 15, 1865.
United States; Abraham Lincoln; Kentucky; Indiana; Illinois; lawyer; law; representative; senator; president; American Civil War; assassination; John Wilkes Booth; portrait
Date
November 19, 1965
Object number
1980.2493.5548
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (black); adhesive / engraving
Place
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Political Figures
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_1980.2493.5548