4¢ Workmen's compensation law 1961


4¢ Workmen's compensation law 1961
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : U.S. #1186 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first successful legislation concerning workmen’s compensation. The stamp shows a scale balancing a man, his wife, and child with a factory, representing industry.
On Aug. 31, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Wisconsin Gov. Gaylord Nelson joined the U.S. Postmaster General to memorialize the 50th anniversary of the workers compensation system by unveiling a commemorative postage stamp. The Rose Garden ceremony was the outcome of a collaborative campaign initiated by Wisconsin employers to persuade the U.S. Postal Service to create a commemorative 4-cent stamp.
Face value 4 Cents
Catalog code (Michel) US 812
Catalog code (Scott) US 1186
Catalog code Stanley Gibbons Catalogue No: 1185
Stamp colour ultramarine
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 121,015,000
Issue date 04/09/1961
Designer Norman Todhunter
Print technique Rotary Press
Printed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Perforation 10 1/2 x 11
Height 40.00 mm
Width 25.00 mm
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