and the point of telling us this is...
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:08:58 -0600 Rutherfords
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> Thought I would pass along this tidbit I came across.
>
>
> WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE COMMEMORATED
> ON A U.S. POSTAGE STAMP?
>
> It was the wife of the first president and did not happen
> until the twentieth century. In 1901, Martha Washington was
> commemorated a the 8-cent stamp. In 1918, she was pictured
> on the 2-cent prepaid postcard; in 1920, on the 4-cent
> stamp; and in 1938 on the 1.5-cent stamp.
>
>
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