U.S. #1848
1983 5¢ Pearl Buck
Great Americans Series
Issue Date: June 25, 1983
City: Hillsboro, West Virginia
Quantity: 150,000,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Henna brown
Author Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was born on June 26, 1892, in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, the Nobel Prize in 1938, and was the only woman at that time to receive both honors.
Buck’s parents had lived in China prior to her birth, but returned to the US so she could be born there. When she was five months old, they went back to China. Buck grew up in Huai-an, Zhenjuang, and Shanghai. She learned English, classical Chinese, and the local Chinese dialect. Buck loved to read and would later read all of Charles Dickens’s novels every year.
U.S. #1894
1981 20¢ Flag Over Supreme Court
Issue Date: December 17, 1982
City: Washington, DC
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Black, dark blue and red
Supreme Court
The powers and responsibilities of the Supreme Court are established in the U.S. Constitution. It is the highest court in the judicial branch of the federal government. The Supreme Court is the only court established by the Constitution. It has narrow original jurisdiction that is largely limited to cases involving ambassadors, public ministers, and states. Following the landmark 1803 Marbury v. Madison decision, the majority of its caseload involves appeals.