Object Details
Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Depicts
Sam Rayburn, American, 1882 - 1961
Description
This Sam Rayburn Issue stamp features a portrait of Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and an image of the dome of the United States Capitol Building. After being admitted to the bar, he went on to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, eventually becoming Speaker of the Texas House. He was later elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1913 and served for almost 49 years, or more than 25 terms. He became Speaker of the House upon death of William Bankhead; he holds the record for longest serving tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
United States; Sam Rayburn; Texas; Democrat; lawyer; politician; politics; House of Representatives; Congress; Congressman; speaker; Capitol Building; architecture; portrait
Date
September 16, 1962
Object number
1980.2493.5424
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (dark blue, red brown); adhesive / engraving
Place
Texas
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_1980.2493.5424