The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 10, March 7, 2004, Article 25

MORE ON MEDALS ON STAMPS

  David Gladfelter writes: "In the 60s the U. S. Postal Service
  issued a series of stamps honoring "Champions of Liberty."
  They included Ramon Magsaysay, Símon Bolívar, Lajos
  Kossuth, José de San Martin, Ernst Reuter, T. G. Masaryk,
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Karl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim,
  Giuseppe Garibaldi and Mohandas K. Gandhi. Their portraits
  were in medallic design. The denominations were 4¢ and 8¢
  which were the first class and airmail rates respectively, so
  some of these stamps went on overseas mail including
  countries behind the Iron Curtain. In the 80s sheets of these
  stamps could be bought at discounts up to 20%. When I could
  get them I saved them for numismatic correspondence, along
  with the Banking and Commerce 10¢ stamps and the Indian
  head penny 13¢ stamp."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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