1961-87 Heros and Heroines, 9 stamps

Special Collector's Set of U.S. Civil War Stamps

Here's an easy and affordable way to add stamps documenting Civil War history to the pages of your album.  You'll get nine stamps that help tell the story of the war to end slavery.  Includes the 1961-65 Civil War Centennial series – it highlights a major battle from each year of the war.  You'll also get stamps honoring humanitarian Dorothea Dix, abolitionist Julia Ward Howe and journalist Carl Schurz.  The ninth stamp in the set pictures Stone Mountain Memorial – huge statue carved into the side of a mountain honoring Confederate leaders.  Affordable, historic and fun, this special set belongs in your growing collection.