Franklin Roosevelt became deeply involved in philately when he was stricken with polio. While serving his term as the president of the United States from 1882 to 1945, the renowned philatelist designed many USPS stamps.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt was an avid stamp collector who designed several American commemorative stamps while president.[8]
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The last time stamp collecting had a cool aura or (pardon the pun) cachet was when President Franklin Roosevelt was the most visible philatelist and the mecca for stamp collectors was Nassau Street in lower Manhattan.
While President Franklin Roosevelt may have been the most famous U.S. collector, other well known collectors include financial gurus Bill Gross and Warren Buffet; astronaut Henry Hartsfield; actors Gary Burghoff, James Earl Jones and Patrick Dempsey; ...
 See also: Philatelic, Cover, Stamp, Franklin, Roosevelt
  
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