7c Woodrow Wilson single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Depicts

Woodrow Wilson, American, 1856 - 1924

Description

This Liberty Issue stamp depicts Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth President of the United States. He was born in Staunton, Virginia. Following an academic career of teaching positions, Wilson served as President of Princeton University. After serving as Governor of New Jersey, he went on to win the election of 1912 to become President of the United States. Wilson served two terms in office, the latter of which dealt with the United States’ entrance into the First World War and the subsequent signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

United States; Virginia; New Jersey; Woodrow Wilson; professor; lecturer; governor; president; First World War; war; peace

Date

January 10, 1956

Object number

1980.2493.5093

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (rose carmine); adhesive / engraving

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Political Figures

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88f5ed84c-cac8-4d2a-a877-6af0ce937131

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5093