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...

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Main Author: François Brunet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2010-01-01
Series:Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4402

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