Ohio and Ohians on Stamps
Matthew E. Liebson

Ohio and Ohioans on Stamps


If you've looked around my web page you know I'm a fan of most things Ohioan. So, it only makes sense to have a collection of Ohio and Ohioans on stamps. Below is a list of what I've located; these are Scott numbers and are from the United States unless otherwise noted. Note: These number listings are not complete and need to be updated. I'm working on it, though! If you know of other stamps with an Ohio connection, please let me know. I could especially use help with foreign issues. I intend to eventually expand this topic to include flora and fauna of Ohio but that will be a lot of work. As it currently stands, I still need items in bold for my collection. (this is also out of date!)

I managed to exhibit this topic noncompetetively in two frames at Stampshow '99. I enjoyed the experience and am hoping to expand the exhibit and enter it in other shows, and to have it in fine form for Ohio's bicentennial in 2003.

If you have any of these stamps for sale, I may be interested, maybe not. Because of the price of some of these items I'm looking to build more a representative collection than an exhaustive one. However, I would like this list to be as complete as possible. If you can help me out, please let me know!

There are, of course, many other prominent Ohioans, some of whom are probably honored on foreign stamps that I have not located. Take a look at this list to see some of what I seek!


Individuals on Stamps
Neil Armstrong 2419, 2841, 2842, C76
John J. Audubon 874, 1241, 1863, C71
John Chapman ("Johnny Appleseed") 1317
Salmon P. Chase R310, R335, R360, R385, R410, R435, R460, R480, R510, R535, R560, R585, R616, R650, R684, R693, R702, R711, R720, R729
Thomas Corwin R306, R330, R355, R380, R405, R430. R455, R475, R505, R530, R555, R580, R611, R645, R679, R688, R697, R706, R715, R724
Harvey Cushing 2188
Manasseh Cutler 795
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. 3121
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1554
Thomas A. Edison 654, 655, 656, 945
Lincoln Ellsworth 2389
Thomas Ewing R301, R324, R349, R374, R399, R424, R449, R474, R499, R524, R549, R574, R602, R636, R670
Stephen Collins Foster 879
Clark Gable 2446
James A. Garfield 205, 205C, 216, 224, 256, 271, 282, 305, 558, 587, 638, 664, 675, 723, 825, 2218b, U222, U223, U224, U225, U226
John H. Glenn 1193
Ulysses S. Grant 223, 255, 270, 281, 303, 314A, 560, 589, 640, 666, 677, 787, 823, 2217i, 2975d, U293, U330, U331, U332, U333, U334, U335, U377, U378, U390, U391, W392, UX10, UX11, UX25, UX36, UX203, UY1, UY3
Warren G. Harding 553, 576, 582, 598, 605,610, 611, 612, 613, 631, 633, 659, 670, 684, 686, 833, 2219a
Benjamin Harrison 308, 622, 694, 828, 1045, 2218e
William Henry Harrison 814, 996, 2216i
Rutherford B. Hayes 563, 592, 824, 2218a
Horace Mann 869
William McKinley 326, 559, 588, 639, 665, 676, 829, 2218f, UX17, UX18, UX19, UX20, UX21, UX22, UX24, UX37, UY12
Annie Oakley 2869d, UX181
Adolph S. Ochs 1700
Jesse Owens 2496
John Wesley Powell 1374
Rufus Putnam 795
Edward Rickenbacker 2998
Edward J. Roye Liberia: 318, 438
Philip H. Sheridan 787, UY4r
William Tecumseh Sherman 225, 257, 272, 787, 2975q, UX216, UY4m
Edwin Stanton 138, 149, 160, 171, 196, O39, O61, O76, O87, U185, U186
Robert A. Taft 1161
William Howard Taft 685, 687, 831, 2218h
James Thurber 2862
Orville and Wilbur Wright C45, C91-2

Events, Places & Miscellaneous
Oliver Hazard Perry (The Battle of Lake Erie) 144, 155, 166, 177, 191, 202, 218, 229, 261, 261A, 276, 276A, O24, O34, O45, O56, O67, O82, O93, O113, U105, U106, U107, U211, U212, U213, U214, U215, U216, U217, U342, U343, U344, U345, U346, U347
Battle of Fallen Timbers 680
Ohio River Canalization 681
Ordinance of 1787 (Northwest Territory) 795
Northwest Territory 837, UX124
Baltimore and Ohio RR 1006
Ohio Statehood 1018
Ohio State Bird&Flower 1987
Ohio State Flag1649
Marblehead Lighthouse 2972
Cincinnati Music Hall UX73
Fort Recovery UX169
Wittenberg University UX175

Ohio Companies on "Match and Medicine" issues

Akron Match Co. (Akron) RO1
American Match Co. (Cleveland) RO10, RO11, RO12
Barber Match Co. (Middlebury) RO17, RO18, RO19
Barber & Peckham (Middlebury) RO20, RO21
D.M. Bennet (Cincinnati) RS30
Bousfield & Poole (Cleveland) RO34, RO35, RO36, RO37
J.S. Burdsal & Co. (Cincinnati) RS44, RS45
A.W. Chase & Son (Toledo) RS53, RS54, RS55
R.C. & C.S. Clark (Cleveland) RS58
Oliver Crook & Co. (Dayton) RS65
James C. Kerr (Cincinnati) RS159, RS160
Russell, Morgan & Co. (Cincinnati) RU16
A.L. Scovill & Co. (Cincinnati) RS220, RS221
S.N. Smith & Co. (Dayton) RS225
U.S. Proprietary Medicine Co. (Cincinnati) RS243, RS244, RS245, RS246, RS247, RS248

Ohio Local Posts

Baker's City Express Post (Cincinnati) 6L1
Bishop's City Post (Cleveland) 10LB1, 10LB2
Browne & Co.'s City Post Office (Cincinnati) 29L1, 29L2
Cincinnati City Delivery (Cincinnati) 39L1
Frazer & Co. (Cincinnati) 69L1, 69L2, 69L3, 69L4, 69L5, 69L6, 69L7, 69L8
Friend's Boarding School (Barnesville) 151L1
Kellogg's Penny Post&City Despatch (Cleveland) 92L1
Sullivan's Dispatch Post (Cincinnati) 135L1, 135L2, 135L3
Williams' City Post (Cincinnati) 9LB1

Many modern "philatelic" local posts exist, most prominently "Rattlesnake Island." I consider these a valid category for the purposes of this collection. If you have other modern Ohio local posts, let me know!
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