Front:
BICENTENNIAL
U.S. SUPREME COURT
ETRINGION 25
FEB
4090
20066
Chief Justice John Marshall
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EQUAL·JUSTICE UNDER LAW
Back:
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
First Day of Issue: February 2, 1990
First Issue Location: Washington, D.C.
For two hundred years, the United States Supreme Court
has been the highest court in the land. The original Court
consisted of six members. They were John Jay, James
Wilson, John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair and
Robert Harrison. Shortly after the Court's inception,
Harrison was replaced by James Iredell. John Jay, who
appears on this Maximum Card, wrote five of the Feder-
alist Papers, and was the first Chief Justice of the United
States. Before serving as a justice, Scottish-born Wilson
was responsible for incorporating into the U.S.
Constitution the principle that sovereignty resides with
the people. Rutledge was also instrumental in drafting the
Constitution, and in 1795 was appointed Chief Justice.
Cushing served as a justice from 1789 to 1810, and Blair
served from 1789 to 1796. Iredell was made a justice to
the newly established Court in 1790 and served until
1799. The stamp and artwork featured on this Maximum
Card honor the Supreme Court and the many fine justices
who have served there.
No. 90-5
ba 1621-2841 * UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTIO
* 1661
* 1987-
©1990 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by David K. Stone
AMCENTENNIA
An Official Maximum Card of
the Commission on the Bicentennial
of the United States Constitution
