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...think the postal service has everissued a stamp honoring someone about whom solittle is known," joked President Derek C. Bok ata press conference at the Kennedy School'sInstitute of Politics Forum yesterday...
When asked after dedicating the stamp yesterdaywhether anyone had come out in opposition to idea,former U.S. Postmaster General Albert V. Casey '43said, "Oh, sure. They had to all get in line...
...November 1985, the Citizens' Stamp AdvisoryCommittee, which designates new commemorativeissues, denied a proposal to honor Harvard's 350thanniversary on the basis of the 1971 ruling, whichsought to prevent a flood of requests by collegesfor such an honor. After considerable prodding anda barrage of letters, however, the committee,which approves only 40 to 60 of the 4000 stampsuggestions it receives annually, agreed thathonoring John Harvard himself would not beinappropriate...
...stamp was designed by Lexington artistRobert Anderson who based his design on the Yardstatue of John Harvard, the so-called "Statue ofthe Three Lies." One of those lies is JohnHarvard's bronze face, which, it is popularlyrumored, bears no likeness to the benefactor'sactual demeanor...
Fifty years ago, Harvard was commemorated in asimilar, though indirect way, when a stampfeaturing then-President Charles W. Eliot (Classof 1853) was issued. In 1936, President FranklinDelano Roosevelt '04 blocked a move to issue aHarvard stamp out of fear he might be accused offavoring his alma mater.CrimsonHector I. OsarioFormer Postmaster General ALBERT V. CASEY'43, President DEREK C. BOK and Kennedy SchoolDean GRAHAM T. ALLISON...