U.S. #1251
5¢ Doctors Mayo

Issue Date: September 11, 1964
City: Rochester, MN
Quantity: 123,355,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 1/2 x 11
Color: Green

U.S. #1251 honors the Mayo brothers, who founded the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. The stamp pictures James Earle Fraser’s statues of Dr. William and Dr. Charles Mayo in surgical gowns. Printed in green, the symbolic color of medicine, the stamp also shows the staff of Aesculapius, a symbol of healing.