Six Original Sketches by FDR for Stamp Designs : Original Sketch

 

3c Susan B. Anthony Small Die Proof, 1936		Above: 3c Susan B. Anthony Sketch by FDR, 1936 When FDR saw the model for the Susan B. Anthony stamp, he sketched a revision and added a dark oval frame around the portrait of the women’s rights activist. Because the stamp was issued in an election year and honored the sixteenth anniversary of women’s right to vote, critics claimed it was politically motivated. Left: 3c Susan B. Anthony Small Die Proof, 1936