USPS on 22 May 1986 issued a series of lithographed stamps and maximcards of past American presidents. The stamp shown here is President James A. Garfield which was affixed to a maxicard of President James 'Jimmy" E. Carter. The cancellation postmark originated from Chicago, Illinois.
James Abram Garfield (1831 – 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from 4 March 1881, until his death six months later — two months after he was shot by assassin Charles J. Guiteau. A lawyer and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is, to date, the only sitting member of the House to be elected president.
James Earl Carter Jr. (1 October 1924) is an American retired politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967.
When Jimmy Carter won the U.S. Presidency, he began a campaign for human rights that was a credit to his country and him. His personal dream was a world where people everywhere could live in dignity and without fear. Carter also worked for a lasting peace in the Middle East and, along with other world leaders, hammered out the SALT Il treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. Yet, despite his accomplishments, the nation's domestic problems mounted, i.e. energy crisis and inflation. Then, in late 1979, the Iranian crisis erupted. For the next year America suffered humiliation before the eyes of a bewildered world. By the election of 1980, the people were ready for a change, and President Carter was defeated in his bid for reelection.
James Abram Garfield (1831 – 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from 4 March 1881, until his death six months later — two months after he was shot by assassin Charles J. Guiteau. A lawyer and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is, to date, the only sitting member of the House to be elected president.
James Earl Carter Jr. (1 October 1924) is an American retired politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967.
When Jimmy Carter won the U.S. Presidency, he began a campaign for human rights that was a credit to his country and him. His personal dream was a world where people everywhere could live in dignity and without fear. Carter also worked for a lasting peace in the Middle East and, along with other world leaders, hammered out the SALT Il treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. Yet, despite his accomplishments, the nation's domestic problems mounted, i.e. energy crisis and inflation. Then, in late 1979, the Iranian crisis erupted. For the next year America suffered humiliation before the eyes of a bewildered world. By the election of 1980, the people were ready for a change, and President Carter was defeated in his bid for reelection.
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