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5c James Monroe single
Object Details
- Description
- This Liberty Issue stamp depicts James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Jefferson is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was born in the Colony of Virginia in 1758. Monroe served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He held elected positions with the Virginia House of Delegates, Continental Congress, United States Senate and as governor of Virginia. He was appointed as Minister of France in 1794; he played a key role in the negotiation of the Louisiana Purchase. Monroe was elected to two terms as President of the United States, running unopposed during his second term in 1820. His most famous contribution to foreign policy was the Monroe Doctrine, which viewed European efforts to interfere with the colonies in North and South America as acts of aggression, requiring US intervention.
- United States; Virginia; James Monroe; president; lawyer; governor; American Revolutionary War; War of 1812; Louisiana Purchase; Monroe Doctrine; foreign policy; intervention; portrait
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- December 2, 1954
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5089
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Depicts
- James Monroe, American, 1758 - 1831
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (deep blue); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1038
- Topic
- Political Figures
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5089
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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