United States CTC, Celebrating the Century, 1910s,
Jim Thorpe, Star at Stockholm, 1912.
The first Native American sports hero, Jim Thorpe was hailed as the greatest athlete in the world after he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
Celebrate the Century is a United States Postal Service limited commemorative postage stamp program that honors the most significant people, places, events and trends for each decade of the 20th century.
Issued February 3, 1998, Washington, DC,
First Day of Issue Cover, FDC,
Mystic Cachet, Ideal for Framing, Unaddressed,
Cover in Removable Transparent Poly Sleeve and Mailed With Protection,
Made in the USA
Genuine First Day of Stamp Issued Cover Cancelled on the First Day of Issue Date by the U.S. Postal Service,
