# 3183i - 1998 32c Celebrate the Century - 1910s: U.S. Enters World War I
32¢ U.S. Enters World War I
Celebrate the Century – 1910s
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 12,533,000
Printed By: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 11.5
Color: Multicolored
The Origins Of “Uncle Sam”
Previously, other figures had stood as personifications of America. The torch-bearing goddess Columbia had been a popular figure in the American colonies since 1738. She and Brother Jonathan were especially popular during the Revolutionary War.
Then on September 7, 1813, the Troy Post published an article on the war that included an early printed use of Uncle Sam to represent the United States. The article stated, “Loss upon loss, and no ill luck stir[r]ing but what lights upon Uncle Sam’s* shoulders, exclaim the Government editors in every part of the country… * This cant name for our government has got almost as current as ‘John Bull.’ The letters U.S. on the government waggons, &c., are supposed to have given rise to it.”
Click here for more Uncle Sam stamps.
32¢ U.S. Enters World War I
Celebrate the Century – 1910s
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 12,533,000
Printed By: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 11.5
Color: Multicolored
The Origins Of “Uncle Sam”
Previously, other figures had stood as personifications of America. The torch-bearing goddess Columbia had been a popular figure in the American colonies since 1738. She and Brother Jonathan were especially popular during the Revolutionary War.
Then on September 7, 1813, the Troy Post published an article on the war that included an early printed use of Uncle Sam to represent the United States. The article stated, “Loss upon loss, and no ill luck stir[r]ing but what lights upon Uncle Sam’s* shoulders, exclaim the Government editors in every part of the country… * This cant name for our government has got almost as current as ‘John Bull.’ The letters U.S. on the government waggons, &c., are supposed to have given rise to it.”
Click here for more Uncle Sam stamps.