# 1844 (1983) Dix, SB tag, perf 11.2 - Zip BK/6, L, MNH

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US 1983
DOROTHEA DIX
GREAT AMERICANS STAMP

Activist on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses.

Scott 1844

Large Block Tagged

Perforated 11.2

Left Stamp Zip Code Block of 6

Mint Never Hinged