Special Event Cover Commemorating Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (#2216c)

Cover Commemorates Birthday of President Jefferson

This cover honors Thomas Jefferson, America's Third President.  It was postmarked on his birthday, April 13, and at his birthplace in Shadwell, Virginia.  The stamp is part of the Presidential Mini-Sheets issued in honor of the AMERIPEX '86 stamp exhibition.

Not since 1938 had a series of U.S. stamps been devoted entirely to past U.S. Presidents.  And with this series, another postal “first” occurred when four “mini sheets” were issued by the U.S. Postal Service.  Each sheet incorporated nine 22-cent commemorative stamps.  Each of 35 stamps honors a deceased U.S. President, and the 36th stamp depicts the White House.