USA Stamps
Presidents Issue

Scott 807

Issued 16th Jun 1938. Rotary Press Printed on unwatermarked paper and perf 11:10½. This stamp features Thomas Jefferson (13th Apr 1743 - 4th Jul 1826), the third President of the USA (4th Mar 1801 - 4th Mar 1809).

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He previously served as the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.

During the American Revolution, he represented Virginia in the Continental Congress that adopted the Declaration, drafted the law for religious freedom as a Virginia legislator, and served as the second Governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781, during the American Revolutionary War.