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Grandma Moses' name appears on a stamp (though not her mug). She lived to be 101.
George Burns (who was pictured on a stamp) lived to be over 100 years old. |
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The criteria can be tuned to anything we want, I suppose. Oldest pictured on stamp, youngest pictured on stamp, oldest to live that appeared on a stamp, youngest to live that appeared on a stamp ... and the list goes on.
That's the beauty of stamp collecting. Uh oh, did I mention "beauty" ... now I wonder who is the most beautiful/handsome person (male and female) pictured on a stamp? ... Or who's the "ugliest"? In those cases, it's all a matter of personal opinion and this thread could go on forever!
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great link James.. now I will be researching for hours LOL..... thank you (no sarcasm) |
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The Slania Grace Kelly stamp is one of the most beautiful images of a person on a US stamp. |
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Oh my . . . here comes a religious hornet now . . .  Yes, I have nothing better to do. |
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 She gets my vote for the best looking women on a stamp |
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Is that hornet asking 'What would jamesw do'?  |
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| Edited by jamesw - 04/26/2011 3:23 pm |
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How about Virginia Dare on Scott 796 who was the first to be born in the Americas to English parents in 1587. She's on a stamp as a baby. Of course the whole colony disappeared along with Virginia Dare. |
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Good catch Will. Though I dare say the depiction was created in absentia. I find it difficult to pick out her face on the stamp. |
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How about Virginia Dare on Scott 796 who was the first to be born in the Americas to English parents in 1587. A distinct possibility, but with no date of death ever confirmed, it's hard to pinpoint exactly. Sure is an interesting story though, that I don't recall having read much about before. For anyone interested in the theories surrounding it, here's a Wiki link containing interesting information, including an image of the stamp (Scott 796): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_DareBy the way, thanks to all who participated in this thread. I just started it purely on a whim and it prompted quite an interesting number of responses.  |
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| Edited by wt1 - 04/26/2011 9:59 pm |
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