On
October 15, 1860, 11-year-old Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Republican
presidential nominee Abraham Lincoln. She suggested he grow a beard –
which he did shortly after!
During the 1860 election season,
Grace saw a picture of Abraham Lincoln and told her mother he’d look
better with a beard and that she intended to tell him so. And in fact,
she did. On October 15, she wrote a letter to Lincoln, telling him she
wanted him to be president and that she would vote for him if she
could. Grace also told Lincoln he would be “much improved in
appearance, provided you would cultivate whiskers.” .
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George Peter Alexander Healy’s painting Beardless Lincoln
is pictured on US #1113. The painting was completed in 1860, shortly
after Lincoln became president. Lincoln received Grace’s letter while
posing for this portrait!
US #1114 is based on a 1906 marble
sculpture of Lincoln’s head by Gutzon Borglum. The sculpture sits in
the Rotunda of the Capitol Building.
US #1115 recalls the 1858
political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, which
made Lincoln a national figure.
The final stamp in the series
shows a drawing by Fritz Busse of the famous Daniel Chester French
statue inside the Lincoln Memorial. |
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2009 U.S. Stamps Honor Lincoln’s 200th Birth Anniversary
Shows His Transition from Clean-Shaven to Bearded |
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This
1909 issue was the first memorial commemorative offered in both
perforate and imperforate format. US #369, the scarcest variety, was
produced as a result of a short-lived experiment.
The Bureau of
Engraving and Printing was having trouble with stamp papers shrinking
during the printing process, resulting in perforations that cut into
designs. To try to stop shrinkage, rag stock was added to the paper
during production, creating a bluish paper. The experiment was
unsuccessful and only a small number were produced! . |
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First U.S. Lincoln Stamp
Issued in 1866 |
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1954 U.S. 4¢ Liberty Series Lincoln Stamp |
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1965 U.S. 4¢ Prominent Americans Lincoln Stam |
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Scarce 1869 Lincoln Pictorial Stamp |
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98-Year-Old U.S. Stamp Honors Lincoln |
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U.S. World Expo ’89 Lincoln Pictorial S |
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