Honored On US Postage
Patrick Henry is prominent among the few people in early American history other than American Presidents to have been honored on US postage stamps.
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- On October 7, 1955, the US Post Office issued a 1-dollar postage stamp honoring Henry. It was one in a series of twenty seven stamps in the Liberty issue. A painting of Henry by American artist Alonzo Chappel (1828–1887) was used as the inspiration and as the model by the engraver for this issue.
- In 1960, the US Post Office issued the CREDO Issue, a series of six stamps with famous quotes engraved on the face of each one. Patrick Henry's most famous words are inscribed on the front of this 4-cent issue, first released in Richmond, Virginia, on January 11, 1961. – See also: US Presidents on US postage stamps
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Famous quotes containing the words honored and/or postage:
“When a man has just been greatly honored and has eaten a little he is the most generous.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)