US 1968 Oliver Wendell Holmes 15c. Scott. 1288d


US 1968 Oliver Wendell Holmes 15c. Scott. 1288d


US 1968 Oliver Wendell Holmes 15c. Scott. 1288d Type II


Series: Prominent Americans Definitives

Stamp details: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)

Issued date: 08-03-1968 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 15c.

Emission: Definitive

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1288d
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1271a
Michel (Germany): 944IIIyA
Yvert et Tellier (France): 821

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 22mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Pink claret
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10½

Themes: Famous People, Jurist

Note: Type II: Necktie does not touch coat at bottom ; LL to UR crosshatching lines strong, UL to LR lines very faint.

Description:- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) was an American jurist and legal scholar who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. He is one of the most widely cited U.S. Supreme Court justices and most influential American common law judges in history, noted for his long service, pithy opinions—particularly those on civil liberties and American constitutional democracy—and deference to the decisions of elected legislatures. Holmes retired from the court at the age of 90, an unbeaten record for oldest justice on the Supreme Court. He previously served as a Brevet Colonel in the American Civil War, in which he was wounded three times, as an associate justice and chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and as Weld Professor of Law at his alma mater, Harvard Law School. His positions, distinctive personality, and writing style made him a popular figure, especially with American progressives.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.