Who was the first woman on a US postage stamp?

Hamlet.

Queen Isabella of Spain... Nov 19 03, 8:55 PM

griffinj

Martha Washington Nov 19 03, 9:08 PM

Hamlet.

I've got a site, but your answer is more logical...do you have a site to counter mine griff? http://www.corsinet.com/trivia//-triv2html Nov 19 03, 10:50 PM

griffinj

Actually you are right, Hamlet. Isabella appeared in the Columbian commemoratives of 1893. There is also a woman or girl in the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Expositon issue. Martha was the first woman to appear in a portrait on a stamp, in 1902. I had no site, I just used my stamp collection, Isabella appeares in large group scenes and she isn't difficult to miss. Nov 19 03, 11:30 PM

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