Skip to product information
1 of 3

Foreverstamp

2023 Chief Standing Bear Forever First Class Postage Stamps

2023 Chief Standing Bear Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Regular price $25.99 USD
Regular price Sale price $25.99 USD
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Quantity

Description:

Stamp honors Chief Standing Bear, known for 1879 court case, declares Native Americans as people under the law. Portrait by Thomas Blackshear II based on 1877 photo, with historical clothing color. Issued in Lincoln, Nebraska, featuring statue on Centennial Mall. Standing Bear (1829-1908), a Ponca Chief, fought for rights, won habeas corpus case, asserted, “God made me, and I am a Man.” After legal victory, he lectured on Indian rights. In 1908, laid to rest overlooking birth site, honored with a 2023 US stamp.

View full details