Great Americans series

The 78¢ Alice Paul self-adhesive stamp, one of the last in the Great Americans series

The Great Americans series is a set of definitive stamps issued by the United States Postal Service, starting on December 27, 1980, with the 19¢ stamp depicting Sequoyah, and continuing through 1999, the final stamp being the 55¢ Justin S. Morrill self-adhesive stamp.[1] The series, noted for its simplicity and elegance, is a favorite of stamp collectors.[citation needed] It was replaced by the Distinguished Americans series, which began in 2000.[2]

  1. ^ "Great Americans Issue (1980–1999)". Arago: People, Postage and the Post. Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Americans Issue (2000–2012)". Arago: People, Postage and the Post. Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.