American Indians in the Postal Service and Philately

Topical Reference Page
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Art of the American Indian postage stamps

The National Postal Museum celebrates American Indian history by providing online resources about the role of American Indians in the postal service and philately.

13-cent Pueblo Art Pottery block of four
About U.S. Stamps - American Folk Art Series: Pueblo Pottery
Exhibition
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6-cent Cyrenius Hall Chief Joseph stamp
About U.S. Stamps - American Indian Issue
Exhibition
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1989 Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Reservation Waterfowl Stamp
Glorious Flight - Crow Creek Indian Reservation Stamps
Exhibition
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4-cent Frederic Remington stamp
American Art on Postage Stamps - Figures of the American West
Exhibition
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3-cent Indian Centennial single
About U.S. Stamps - Indian Centennial Issue
Exhibition
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Mural called Bimini Island featuring a painting of American Indians performing a variety of activities
Indians at the Post Office
Exhibition

Native Themes in New Deal-Era Murals
There is much to be discerned about the post office murals from the 1930s and 1940s, and what they can tell us about the way we see, and have seen, the world.

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Sacagawea stamp art
Art of the Stamp - Legends of the West: Sacagawea
Exhibition
Like all artists who seek to portray Sacagawea, Mark Hess had room to be creative, but he made sure he was well informed about Lewis and Clark’s interpreter. He researched earlier portraits and sculptures of her, studied the earliest photographs of Shoshone women, and modeled Sacagawea’s clothing on artifacts from the period.
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Picture Postcard of Old Post Office Tower, circa 1920-1929
Trailblazing - National Historic Sites
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5-cent Pocahontas stamp
Women on Stamps: Part 1 - Native American Leaders
Exhibition
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25-cent Flathead Headdress stamp
The American Indian in Postage Stamps
Exhibition

Leadership, Accomplishment and Cultural Celebration
Historic American Indian leaders honored here on postage stamps, exemplify a wide range of reaction to the radical confrontations that would drastically affect the traditions and culture of their peoples. Some chose resistance and war; others chose a path of adaptation and accommodation to a new way of life. In all cases, these leaders of nations were elder representatives of huge extended families, and their commitment to future generations was paramount.

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3-cent Will Rogers single
About U.S. Stamps - Will Rogers Issue
Exhibition
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