Front:
BALTIMORE
AUG A
14
1985
21233
Social Security Act 1935-1985 USA22
MD
Back:
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
First Day of Issue: August 14, 1985
First Issue Location: Baltimore, Maryland
With the industrialization of America in the late
nineteenth century, more and more Americans became
totally dependent upon wages for a living. However,
very few families had any protection against the loss of
their income due to old age, death or disability. Finally,
in response to the devastating effects of the Great Depres-
sion, President Franklin Roosevelt set up a committee
which recommended the establishment of the Social
Security Act of 1935. Designed to provide workers and
their families with insurance for a safe and secure future,
this act provided an umbrella of essential protections for
American workers including benefits for old age, and
disability insurance; hospital insurance and compensa-
tion for unemployment. Today, 37 million people benefit
from America's Social Security programs. In honor of
more than fifty years of America's Social Security, the
Postal Service issued this stamp which represents the
broad spectrum of people that benefit from Social Se-
curity programs.
No. 85-45
©1985 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Jim Butcher.
