Front:
USA 25
MI
DETROIT
1932 Packard
25
1988
48233
Stauley M. Paine
Back:
PACKARD
First Day of Issue: August 25, 1988
First Issue Location: Detroit, Michigan
The Packard was born at the turn of the century — as the
automobile industry itself began to take hold. The history
of this elegant auto began with a consumer complaint.
James W. Packard had bought a car from Alexander
Winton, the largest manufacturer of automobiles in the
United States at that time. But Packard's grievances were
many, and finally Winton responded that if Packard didn't
like the car he had, maybe he should build one of his own.
So Packard, his brother, and a few talented employees
formed the Packard Motor Company – a name that
would adorn elegant cars for more than forty years.
Through these years, Packard was the company to watch
for innovation. Packard was the first to replace the tiller
with a steering wheel, and to pioneer the H-slot shifter in
American cars. In 1924, Packard offered the first reasona-
bly priced straight-eight engine. In 1928, at its height,
Packard sold 50,000 luxury cars to the American well-to-
do, “a sign of life's best riches and social rewards."
No. 88-51
©1988 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Stanley Paine
