ISSUE 176 - August 1, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
U. S. Stamp News
4¢ Prexie Postal History
by Richard Pederson
The 4¢ value in the Presidential Series of 1938 (see Figure 1), hereinafter called the Prexies, depicts the fourth President of the United States (1809-1817), James Madison. William K. Schrage designed the stamp based on a photograph of an F. William Sievers bust of Madison in the Rotunda of the Virginia Stats Capitol in Richmond, Virginia
Prior to becoming President, Madison, as one of our Founding Fathers, was a member of the Continental Congress and participated in the . . .
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