Ben Franklin, America’s Postage Stamp Star — on the Wane?
This paper is an assessment of Ben Franklin’s evolving figure in U.S. postage stamps, focusing especially on the contrast between the 2006 tercentennial Franklin 4-stamp panel, a rather high-brow representation of Franklin as an intellectual, and his traditional image as a homely, common face. The s...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2010-01-01
|
| Series: | Transatlantica |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4402 |