Margaret Truman and General Postmaster Willam Bolger unveil the Harry S. Truman stamp
Margaret Truman Daniel (L), daughter of former president Harry S. Truman, and U.S. Postmaster general William Bolger unveils the design of a Truman commemorative stamp on November 18, 1983 at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence. The stamp will honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of Truman in 1984 and will be issued early 1984. (UPI Photo/Kerwin Plevka/Files)
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