From Postmaster to President: Celebrating Lincoln's 200th Birthday Through Stamps & Postal History February 11, 2009

Before Abraham Lincoln guided the United States through the Civil War, signed the Emancipation Proclamation or spoke his famous 271 word Gettysburg Address, he was a town postmaster in New Salem, Illinois. To celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the National Postal Museum will highlight his life in an Arago (Online) Featured Collection. Utilizing postage stamps and other postal history related objects, this Featured Collection will not only celebrate Lincoln's humble roots, but also the events from his first civil servant position as postmaster to his tenure as President of the United States.

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Official Website: http://postalmuseum.si.edu/AragoLincoln