1282 - 1965 4c Prominent Americans: Abraham Lincoln (2025)

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When did the 4 cent stamp come out? ›

The US Postal Service 4-cent Lincoln coil stamp and associated first day covers were issued at the Mandan post office on July 31, 1958. The "4-cent Lincoln," as the name implies, features President Abraham Lincoln.

a white man who has been most revered by many in the African-American community.

Lincoln's legacy is based on his momentous achievements: he successfully waged a political struggle and civil war that preserved the Union, ended slavery, and created the possibility of civil and social freedom for African-Americans.

From a country of interest: Extremely rare and early stamps from countries where postal deliveries were infrequent are known as 'Classics' and date from 1900 or earlier. In most cases, they are one of the earliest stamp issues from that particular country and, subsequently, they can command a higher price.

You can use a stamp catalog to look up the stamp in question and determine its age and value. Another essential factor to consider when dating old stamps is the presence of a watermark. Watermarks were used on many stamps issued before the 1950s and can be a valuable tool in identifying the age of a stamp.

The president's branch of the family is believed to have been extinct since its last undisputed, legal and known descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died on December 24, 1985, without any acknowledged children.

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. She served as First Lady from 1861 until his assassination in 1865 at Ford's Theatre.

Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL

Mead, Lincoln's Tomb was constructed from 1869-1874 at a cost of $180,000. Due to uneven settling of the earth under the tomb, a complete reconstruction of the Tomb was started in 1901 by the local Culver Stone Company.

As the war drew to a close with the fall of Richmond on April 3, 1865, and Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, there were Southern sympathizers who believed that the Confederacy could be restored. John Wilkes Booth held that belief, and it was the motive behind his plot to murder President Abraham Lincoln.

Lincoln wrote that while America's prosperity was dependent upon the union of the states, "the primary cause" was the principle of "Liberty to all." He believed this central ideal of free government embraced all human beings, and concluded that the American revolution would not have succeeded if its goal was "a mere ...

What did Abraham Lincoln sound like? ›

Journalist Horace White described Lincoln as having “a thin tenor, or rather falsetto, voice, almost as high-pitched as a boatswain's whistle.” Others described it as “shrill” and “sharp,” which the New York Herald noted in February 1860 had “a frequent tendency to dwindle into a shrill and unpleasant sound.” For most ...

In 1943 the Post Office Department issues new denominations of postage stamps to meet the amended rate of postage, effective 1st April, 1943. No new designs were introduced. The 4-cent pictorial of the 1942 issue was replaced by a 4-cent stamp.

In the 1840s and 1850s, lower postage rates and the advent of prepaid postage stamps transformed the mail system in the United States. The price of mailing a letter from coast to coast dropped from 40 cents in 1847 to just 3 cents by 1863.

If all goes well it will become the most expensive U.S. postage stamp in history. The current record holder is an Inverted Jenny priced at $2 million that sold last fall, and the most expensive stamp in the world is a 1-cent magenta from British Guiana, which fetched over $8 million in 2021.

15-cent Abraham Lincoln, 1866

It was the first stamp of that denomination issued by the United States, and Lincoln was the first person pictured on a postage stamp who would have seen the 1847 Issues.