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Makes sense that she was the first first lady to appear on a stamp |
Martha Washington
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$800 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES |
2020-10-19 |
#8261 |
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When she married the future president in 1759, she was said to be the richest marriageable woman in Virginia |
Martha Washington
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$200 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
2006-02-02 |
#4929 |
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Seen here, she was one of the wealthiest women in Virginia in 1757 |
Martha Washington
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$400 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
2002-11-11 |
#4186 |
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She served as first lady both in New York City & Philadelphia |
Martha Washington
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$400 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
2002-05-31 |
#4100 |
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A widow when she wed the future president in 1759, she had been married to Daniel Parke Custis |
Martha Washington
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$200 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
2000-12-05 |
#3742 |
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For awhile she entertained as First Lady from her house on Broadway |
Martha Washington
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$400 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES |
1996-04-26 |
#2695 |
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Born in 1731, she was nicknamed the "Mother of Our Country" |
Martha Washington
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$100 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1996-02-15 |
#2644 |
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She lived at an estate called the White House with her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis |
Martha Washington
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$200 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1995-04-05 |
#2448 |
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She was the oldest of Colonel John Dandridge's 8 children |
Martha Washington
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$400 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1994-09-20 |
#2307 |
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She first performed her First Lady duties at a house on Cherry Street in New York City |
Martha Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES |
1994-05-27 |
#2255 |
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This first first lady was an accomplished knitter |
Martha Washington
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$100 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1994-05-10 |
#2242 |
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Her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, left her a very rich widow at the age of 26 |
Martha Washington
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$300 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1994-02-14 |
#2181 |
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In 1992 Mount Vernon started a tradition of free admittance to women named Martha on her birthday |
Martha Washington
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$100 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1993-11-09 |
#2112 |
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Her marriage to the future president took place at her plantation, the White House, on Jan. 6, 1759 |
Martha Washington
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$600 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES |
1993-04-30 |
#2005 |
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The mansion where she lived with her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, was called the "White House" |
Martha Washington
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$500 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1993-02-25 |
#1959 |
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She was born 1731, the year before her husband |
Martha Washington
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$600 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES |
1993-02-12 |
#1950 |
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Her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, was a wealthy planter twice her age |
Martha Washington
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$400 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1992-11-26 |
#1894 |
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Colonel John Dandridge, a wealthy planter |
Martha Washington
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$600 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES' FATHERS |
1992-02-04 |
#1717 |
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Her first husband's death in 1757 made her one of the wealthiest women in Virginia |
Martha Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES |
1990-05-29 |
#1337 |
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She was the first first lady who was older than her husband |
Martha Washington
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$800 |
DJ |
FIRST LADIES |
1990-04-16 |
#1306 |
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Patty Duke played this first lady in a 1984 miniseries that starred Barry Bostwick |
Martha Washington
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$500 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1989-07-18 |
#1142 |
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The $1 silver certificate issued in 1886 was 1st bill bearing a woman's portrait--hers |
Martha Washington
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$500 |
J |
FIRST LADIES |
1988-03-24 |
#829 |