Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of the founders of the United States. He was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also the first Secretary of State, the second Vice President, and third President of the U.S.
When Jefferson was president, he wasn’t married – his wife had died year before – making him one of the few presidents without a First Lady. At first his two daughters handled social events at the White House for him. After a couple years, though, since he was close friends with James Madison and his wife, Dolley Madison, he ask her to take over the duties of First Lady, to include maintenance of the White House. She set the precedence of First Ladies deciding decoration and improvements to the White House, including choose dinner ware and silverware. As it happened, after Jefferson left office, James Madison became the next president, making his wife officially the next First Lady.
Jefferson was also an architect and an inventor. Still in use today is the swivel chair. He was a linguist and studied several languages, which was helpful when he was U.S. Minister (i.e., Ambassador) to France.
Jefferson was a very impressive person and a key person in the formation of the U.S. He’s depicted on many U.S. stamps, perhaps the third most featured person – Washington and Franklin being the first and second. His likeness is also on the five-cent coin, and the two-dollar bill. Plus, he’s one of four presidents depicted on the Mount Rushmore sculputure, known as the Shrine of Democracy.
Note
This album page has spots for a few stamps of Thomas Jefferson. I don’t have many stamps on this page, but I do have one of the Jefferson stamps: near the end of the third row. It’s brownish red, which is fitting since I think that was the color of his hair. I like the design of those stamps and hope to get more of them one day. They are pricey, so it won’t be soon.
Contains 29 spots: own 10 – 0 unused, 10 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jun 5, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✗ |
63 |
1c (aug 1861) |
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63a |
1c (aug 1861) |
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63b |
1c (aug 1861) |
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92 |
1c (jan 1867) |
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✗ |
73 |
2c (jul 1863) |
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37 |
24c (jul 1860) |
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64 |
3c (aug 1861) |
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64a |
3c (aug 1861) |
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64b |
3c (aug 1861) |
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✗ |
26 |
3c (sep 1857) |
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✗ |
65 |
3c (aug 1861) |
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74 |
3c (jan 1863) |
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67 |
5c (aug 1861) |
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75 |
5c (jan 1862) |
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✗ |
76 |
5c (feb 1863) |
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28A |
5c (mar 1858) |
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✗ |
68 |
10c (aug 1861) |
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✗ |
96 |
10c (jan 1867) |
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62B |
10c (sep 1861) |
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✗ |
69 |
12c (aug 1861) |
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✗ |
77 |
15c (apr 1866) |
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70c |
24c (aug 1861) |
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✗ |
70 |
24c (jan 1862) |
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70b |
24c (jan 1861) |
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70a |
24c (jan 1862) |
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99 |
24c (jan 1867) |
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46 |
30c (jan 1875) |
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72a |
90c (nov 1861) |
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72b |
90c (nov 1861) |
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.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.
