Dolley Madison
Dolley Payne was the wife of James Madison, the fourth President of the U.S. She and her husband were friends with Thomas Jefferson, the third president. Because of these two relationships, she established the White House as a place for social diplomacy, and the First Lady as leader in the Washington charm offensive.
The White House was built and first in use when Jefferson was president. Since he was a widower, Dolley Payne assisted him in furnishing, as well as organizing and hosting social events at the White House. Prior to this, Congressmen and politicians from rival parties didn’t socialize and met only when in session at the Capitol building. Instead, she showed them that they could meet peacefully at social events, starting with White House parties and dinners.
When Madison became president, as First Lady, Dolley Payne furthered this effort and role so that it has became an expected part, an institution of Washington. As a result, she is credited with helping politicians of her time and today to see value in multi-partisan cooperation.
Note
The old penny stamp and the Dolley Madison stamp are both very small. I don’t know why they chose to make them so small. They’re the perfect size, though, for postcards. Maybe that was their intended use, to save space on postcards.
Contains 14 spots: own 14 – 14 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
Americana Definitives
✓ |
1582b |
2c (nov 1981) |
Other
✓ |
1734 |
13c (jan 1978) |
Flag Series
✓ |
1622 |
13c (nov 1975) |
|||
✓ |
1622C |
13c (dec 1981) |
Famous Americans
✓ |
1822 |
15c (may 1980) |
Flag Series
✓ |
1623d |
22c (mar 1977) |
|||
✓ |
1623Be |
22c (mar 1977) |
|||
✓ |
1598 |
15c (jun 1978) |
Other
✓ |
1737 |
15c (jul 1978) |
Windmills
✓ |
1738 |
15c (feb 1980) |
|||
✓ |
1739 |
15c (feb 1980) |
|||
✓ |
1740 |
15c (feb 1980) |
|||
✓ |
1741 |
15c (feb 1980) |
|||
✓ |
1742 |
15c (feb 1980) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
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