USPS Chief Standing Bear USPS Forever Postage StampsLINCOLN, NE The Postal Service issued the Chief Standing Bear Forever stamp today, honoring the Native American civil rights icon, who won a landmark court ruling in 1879 that determined a Native American was a person under the law with an inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The dedication ceremony for the stamp was held near the Chief Standing Bear Sculpture at the Centennial Mall. News of the stamp is being shared with the

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Burr Award from the National Geographic Society and was honored posthumously by Congress in 2015

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Please NOTE these are self adhesive POSTCARD stamps

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