‘Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be’. ~ Abraham Lincoln Lincoln’s Life Chronicled on Stamps Set of four stamps commemorate 200th Birthday The stamp featuring Lincoln as president includes an Alexander Gardner photograph of Lincoln, dated Nov. 8, 1863, and depicts Lincoln conferring with generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman toward the end of the Civil War. The depiction is based on “The Peacemakers” (1868), a painting by George P. A. … Continue reading →