This listing is for a set of 4, 25 cent US postage stamps honoring William McKinley.  the stamps are in great condition, and are from plate block #23115.  They are deep red lilac in color and have been stored in a clear plastic covering.  

U.S. #829

25¢ McKinley

1938 Presidential Series

Issue Date: December 2, 1938

City: Washington, DC

Quantity: 1,469,132,200

Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Rotary press

Perforations: 11 x 10 ½ 

Color: Deep red lilac

 

Eight days after being shot by an assassin at the Pan-American Expo, President McKinley died on September 14, 1901.

Born January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio, William McKinley was the seventh of eight children. At the age of 10, his family moved to Poland, Ohio.

From an early age, McKinley understood the importance of a good education, studying hard through childhood and as a student at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. However, he fell ill and left after just one term. Upon returning home and regaining his health, McKinley worked as a postal clerk and later a teacher.

Shortly after the Civil War broke out in 1861, McKinley joined the Poland Guards, which later became the 23rd Ohio Infantry. He enjoyed the soldier’s life and often wrote letters to his hometown newspaper praising the army and the Union cause. It was at this time that McKinley first met Rutherford B. Hayes. Impressed with how Hayes led his men, McKinley established a lifelong friendship with him.

McKinley was honored in the Louisiana Purchase issue because of his aggressive acquisition of new territories, which was only second to Jefferson.

McKinley participated in battles at Carnifex Ferry, Antietam, Kernstown, and Cedar Creek. When the war was over, McKinley’s superiors urged him to join the peacetime army, but he declined, seeking to start a career in law.

Upon returning home, McKinley began studying in a local lawyer’s office before attending Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in March 1867 and set up a small office in Canton, Ohio. McKinley’s legal work proved prosperous, as he was soon able to buy an entire block of buildings on Main Street, which provided him with consistent rental income for several decades. In the coming years, McKinley won some high-profile cases and entered politics. He served in Congress and on the House Ways and Means Committee, where he created the McKinley Tariff of 1890.

While still serving in Congress, many people encouraged McKinley to run for governor. In 1891, he won that election by 20,000 votes. As governor of an important swing state, he was a prominent figure in national politics. In this role, he established an arbitration board to settle work disputes and passed a law that instituted fines on employers who fired their workers for being in unions.

U.S. #829 – From the 1938 Prexies.

McKinley was among the potential Republican candidates for the 1892 presidential election, but he was forced into a public, neutral role, and encouraged delegates not to vote for him. When Grover Cleveland was elected President, McKinley became the likely candidate for the 1896 election.

Own this great set of postage stamps today!  Place them in a little frame and display in your home or put them in your collection book.  The historian/collector would also love them as a gift!!

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