About This Stamp
A 39-cent stamp in the Great Americans series honoring Grenville Clark was issued on March 20, 1985, at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Grenville Clark (1882–1967) was a leading advocate of civil liberties and world peace through world federalism.
The denomination met the new domestic first-class rate for letters weighing between one and two ounces (22 cents for the first ounce and 17 cents for the second ounce, and for each additional ounce up to 12) effective February 17, 1985. It also met the new international airmail rate effective that same day for letters to Columbia, Venezuela, Central America, and most of the Pacific.
A lawyer with degrees from Harvard, Clark served as a major and, later, lieutenant colonel in the Adjutant General's Department of the U.S. Army during World War I. He was one of the founders of the "Plattsburg Plan" to establish the Military Training Camps Association, which gained popularity during the war years. In 1940–41, Clark served as chairman of the National Emergency Committee for Selective Service and was one of the drafters of the Selective Service Act of 1940. He was chairman of the Citizens Committee for National War Service, 1944–45.
Although he lived through two World Wars, Clark was a leading advocate of peace through world federalism, with an international system to prevent further world conflicts. His landmark book, "World Peace Through World Law," was published in 1958. He served as vice president of United World Federalists and wrote numerous articles on both civil and world government. His ideals continued to guide the selection of grants and awards through the Granville Clark Fund at Dartmouth College.
Roy Andersen of Sedona, Arizona, designed the stamp. It was printed in the intaglio process and issued in panes of 100. The art director was Howard Paine; typographer was Bradbury Thompson; engravers were Gary Chaconas (vignette) and Dennis Brown (lettering and numerals).