ISSUE 183 - March 6, 2026 - Stamp News Online Magazine
U. S. Stamp News
19¢ Prexie Postal History
by Richard Pederson
The 19¢ value in the Presidential Series of 1938 (Figure 1), hereinafter called the Prexies, depicts the nineteenth President of the United States (1877-1881), Rutherford B. Hayes. Robert L, Miller Jr. designed the stamp based on a Presidential medal provided by the United States Mint.
Prior to becoming President, Hayes was a lawyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a three term Governor of Ohio. He volunteered for duty during the Civil War, eventually rising to the rank of . . .
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