NATION : Chief Justice Stumps for Stamps
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist made a pitch today for more U.S. stamps depicting past Supreme Court members as he helped dedicate a stamp commemorating the court’s 200th anniversary.
The new stamp depicts John Marshall, the fourth chief justice, whose likeness has appeared on postage stamps three times previously.
“When it comes to members of the court who were not John Marshall, the pickings are slim,” Rehnquist said during a ceremony at a larger-than-life statue of Marshall in the Supreme Court building.
Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank responded, “I get lobbied for stamps all the time, but I have never been lobbied more graciously.”
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