Talk:List of people on the postage stamps of the United States

message: I've marked this page for a potential split because it's getting extremely long.  I'd like to see it split to make it more manageable.  Some possibilities:
#People portrayed on stamps (to remain on this page)—people who are actually pictured on stamps
#Artists of stamps of the United States (this list already exists)—Move all artists to this list unless their likeness appears on the stamp.
#List of people on Confederate States of America stamps
#List of people on U.S. Revenue stamps
#List of people on non-stamp postal products (name needs work, I know!)—Would include postal stationery, FDCs (like Liberty Hyde Bailey), & people otherwise associated with stamps when neither their name nor picture appears.
BrainyBroad 07:47, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
 Since no one's commented since I posted over 2 weeks ago, I'm going to start splitting this page.  BrainyBroad 00:53, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, I didn't notice until now. I think that you will be disappointed - the CSA and revenue lists are going to be short and not have much effect on overall length. People on non-stamp postal products should not be in this list in the first place (it says "stamps" in the article title for a reason :-) ). Artists honored but not depicted should stay on I think, because the "honoring" is the main list criterion, and it will be harder to explain a different criterion to future editors clearly ("recognizably depicted" is more subjective for instance). If it's any consolation, this list is likely the longest of any country except for maybe Russia, so this is not a general problem - sometimes lists are just long. Stan 01:44, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Splitting page

message: Sun Yat Sen? U.S. stamp. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.65.44.252 (talk) 10:54, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: people on stamps

message: Do Star Wars characters count as people?  Darth Vader -- more machine than person?
RussNelson 15:56, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we'd want those on List of fictional characters on stamps of the United States or somes such; there have been dozens of fictionals, such as Disney characters, comic book heroes, etc, that have been on US stamps previously, and none of them are listed here either. Stan 16:15, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was going to suggest the same thing. That list would be pretty big by now, actually, with all the Disney and Warner Bros. characters. Torc2 19:15, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: But Mark Hamill, Natalie Portman, etc. are clearly and recognizably depicted... and are still living too. It seems odd that they qualify as acceptable postage stamp visages. Previous actors, like W.C. Fields and Charlie Chapman, needed to be dead before being portrayed, even though they appeared in character on the stamp... Perhaps the actors should be listed with some sort of explanation. ---Ransom (--208.25.0.2 (talk) 19:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: We'd also need to have a special case for Smokey Bear. He's not a fictional character, but he's also not a person, yet he was the subject of a stamp (Showing both the "real" Smokey Bear and his artistic depiction). 65.4.191.152 (talk) 01:12, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Star Wars characters?

message: What criteria does the Postal Service use for inclusion? Does Congress have any say in the process?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.230.152.74 (talk) 21:48, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Official USPS criteria for inclusion

message: I see that Selena was on this list as having a stamp issued in 2006. I have removed her due to the fact that there were stamps, but they weren't issued by the USPS. The Selena stamps were issued by a company called Premier Postage. Their site claims to produce stamps using themes that are licensed by various folks that can be used as postage (the site also claims the USPS has authorized this). In Selena's case it appears her estate licensed her image to this company and they produced stamps. While these stamps may be valid for US postage, I feel she doesn't qualify for this list due to the stamps being issued by a private firm and not by the USPS. For more on this, See: News from PremierPostage, Selena : Coming to a Mailbox Near You, Selena to be featured on a postage stamp. - Thanks, Hoshie 10:00, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Makes sense to me. In the era of personalized stamps, we should limit list membership to those designs that went through CSAC and the rest of the official honoree process. Stan (talk) 15:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: With the advent of personalized postage stamps where anyone can print any image they want and have it be valid for postage, perhaps the name of this article should be changed to reflect the original intent. Maybe "List of people on Government Issued Stamps of the U.S."?  Bad, I know, but someone could probably suggest something better. BrainyBroad (talk) 15:22, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think we need to get overly pedantic about the title; after all, we're not ever going to have a list of all people who ever appeared on every imaginable personalized stamp. It should be sufficient to add an explanatory note at the top of the list, in addition to the existing notes about the criteria for being "on a stamp". Stan (talk) 19:18, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Selena removed - here's why

message: I have removed a non-free tag that was placed on this article that questioned copyright-protected images; this applies to images of stamps issued after 1978. Unless I am mistaken (and I apologize in advance if I am), WP:NFC states that images on stamps can be presented “for identification of the stamp or currency, not its subject.” Since the article is about a list of stamps featuring prominent people, it would seem appropriate to have some images identifying the stamps in question. While such images of stamps may not be appropriate in the biographical articles of these individuals, I don't think there is a problem having the images in an article on stamps.  If this is a problem, however, I will replace the stamps with those issued prior to 1978, which are all public domain images. Pastor Theo (talk) 01:53, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: My issue is that there are too many, not that there are any non-free stamps at all. — neuro(talk) 15:44, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

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thread_title: Non-free tag question

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message: I've started going through recent issues of several stamp publications that I have available in my collection (so far this includes Linn's Stamp News [Special Edition], American Philatelist, USA Philatelic and Topical Time) to add better references to individual listings on this page. I stuck mostly to articles that specifically noted a person's image or name on stamps; mention of Washington and Franklin on stamps appear in an extreme number of articles, so I didn't include those in my efforts so far. I also tried to keep the reference names to a consistent standard using the format "publicationabbreviation-volume-issue-titleabbreviation" and sorted the refs in the references section accordingly.
There is quite a lot more referencing that can be done in this list, so I encourage other editors to join in the effort. Slambo (Speak) 21:48, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better referencing 

message: So I'm going through some more references and adding to the list, but I'm stuck on the Harry Potter issue of November 19, 2013 (USPSstamps.com listing). The stamps are images from the films, so my question is do we list the character names or the actor names? I'm tempted to use the actor names because they are the real people that are shown.  Thoughts?  Thanks. Slambo (Speak) 16:26, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I've started the list of fictional characters on stamps of the United States after some discussion on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Philately. Slambo (Speak) 22:37, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harry Potter or Daniel Radcliffe? 

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message: I came to this article looking for individuals who appeared on recent stamps, but this list does not appear to allow the user to sort it other than by surname. I could also imagine that other Wikipedia readers might want to sort by description so they can see, for exmple, all the authors, artists, or presidents grouped with others of the same ilk.
Agreed. Would be nice to sort by date of release as well. 76.19.142.51 (talk) 16:18, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a dynamic sortable table is a great idea as well! Mikepascoe (talk) 19:31, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why list, not sortable table? 

message: Wouldn't it be preferable to gather all the images under a "Gallery" section and do away with the unseemly white space? -The Gnome (talk) 07:03, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  How about a photo gallery? 

message: US General John J. Pershing (1860-1948) is missing from the list.  He was featured on at least one stamp, an 8c commemorative issue (Scott 1214) released in 1961. 138.230.250.65 (talk) 21:25, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Just added him to the list: https://www.si.edu/object/8c-general-john-pershing-single%3Anpm_1980.2493.5099 Mikepascoe (talk) 19:30, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing 

message: I have a sheet of non-denominational Marilyn Monroe stamps (a portrait).  But I don't know the year of issue.  Can someone help?  BMJ-pdx (talk) 19:31, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe you have the 1995 issue of the 32 cent Legends of Hollywood Marilyn Monroe. More details here: https://www.mysticstamp.com/Products/United-States/2967/USA/ Mikepascoe (talk) 19:22, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marilyn Monroe