Everett Dirksen Commemorated on a U.S.P.S. Stamp

The 15-cent Everett Dirksen commemorative stamp was issued at Pekin, Illinois, on January 4, 1981, anniversary of the longtime policital leader's birth.  Eight printing plates were certified for the Dirksen stamp which is based on a pencil sketch of the Senate Minority leader by artist Ron Adair.  The sketch closely follows a photograph taken by David Douglas Duncan shortly before Dirksen's 1969 death.  The stamp was printed in gray on white stock.

• Collection
  Archives Collection
• Creation Date/Date Range
  1981
• Subjects
  Pikes in PoliticsProminent Pikes
• People Associated
  Dirksen, Everett McKinley
• University
  Bradley University
• Era
  1980s