This Listing is for ONE NEW Single James K. Polk 32¢ Stamp from 1995.
Mint. MNH. No flaws. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.
On November 2, 1995 in Columbia, TN, the U.S. Postal Service issued these James K. Polk 32¢ gummed stamps, in honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth. The image of Polk on this stamp was made by commercial artist John Thompson of Waterloo, IA, using scratchboard - a technique that begins with a black surface, with portions scratched away to reveal a white layer underneath. Thompson used a photo of Polk as the model for his work (one of the first photos of a sitting President). The overall design of the stamp is patterned after the 1932 George Washington Bicentennial stamps; and the frame resembles the 1/2¢ stamp from that set.
James K. Polk (1795-1849) graduated from the University of North Carolina at the top of his class before returning to Tennessee, where he began practicing law. His political career included serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives, the U.S. House of Representatives, and as the Governor of Tennessee. He served as the eleventh President of the United States (1845-1849), and was perhaps the most successful President at fulfilling his campaign promises. During his term, Polk cut tariffs to expand trade, strengthened the federal treasury, settled the Oregon boundary dispute with Great Britain, and expanded the territorial gains along the Pacific coast and in the Southwest (due to the American victory in the Mexican-American War – which Polk successfully directed).
Scott # 2587
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