Carl Schurz Centenary Commemorative

Germany · 1952 · 20 Pfennig

This stamp features a portrait of Carl Schurz, a prominent German revolutionary and later American statesman. It was issued in 1952 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his emigration from Germany to the United States.

Carl Schurz was a key figure in the German revolutions of 1848-49 who later immigrated to the United States. He became a distinguished American politician, serving as a Union Army general, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of the Interior, advocating for civil rights and conservation.