About This Stamp
This Employ the Handicapped stamp promotes the employment of the physically handicapped and publicized the Eighth World Congress of the International Society for the Welfare of Cripples in New York City. The meeting was sponsored by the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped and was attended by many in the medical field, including doctors, nurses, and therapists. The stamp features an image of a man in a wheelchair operating a drill press.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: August 28, 1960
First Day of Issue Location: TBA