US Stamp #1275 - 1965 5¢ Adlai Stevenson, EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), OG (Original Gum)

EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), New Condition. This comes with a Certificate of Measurement & Grading from EzGrade.™ View Photo for details on stamps. I have listed photos of the exact stamps you should receive, both Front and Back.

  • Series: Prominent Americans 
  • Face value: 5 ¢ - United States cent
  • First Day of Issue: October 23, 1965
  • First Day City: Bloomington, Illinois
  • Format: Stamp
  • Size: 25 x 40 mm
  • Emission: Commemorative
  • Watermark: No Watermark
  • Designer: G. Samerjan, Philippe Halsman 
  • Engraver(s): Charles A. Brooks, Charles A. Brooks
  • Print Run: 128,495,000
  • Printed By: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
  • Printing Method: Lithographed, Engraved
  • Perforations: line 11
  • Paper: Ordinary
  • Gum: Shiny Moisture Activated 
  • Color: Dark Blue Gray
  • Description: Adlai E. Stevenson (US Ambassador to UN 1961-65).

Adlai E. Stevenson (1900-1965) Memorial

Adlai Stevenson II was born on February 5, 1900, in Los Angeles, California.

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in 1952 and 1956, losing both elections to Dwight D. Eisenhower.

In 1952 and 1956, Stevenson was chosen as the Democratic nominee for president but was defeated in a landslide by Eisenhower both times, campaigning on themes of diplomatic engagement, moderate economic management, and the preservation of civil liberties amid the tensions of the early Cold War. In 1960, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination for a third time at the Democratic National Convention. After President John F. Kennedy was elected, persistent tensions – particularly Kennedy's perception that Stevenson had been late to endorse his candidacy – prompted Kennedy to decline offering him a cabinet position and instead appoint him as the United States ambassador to the United Nations (UN). Two major events Stevenson dealt with during his time as UN ambassador were the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in April 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. He was still serving as UN ambassador through the Lyndon Johnson administration when he suffered a heart attack during a visit to London on July 14, 1965, dying later that day at the age of 65. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in his hometown of Bloomington, Illinois.