Front:
COMINGTON
Horace Moses
Founder, Junior Achievement
USA 20c
6.
1984
47401
Back:
Horace A. Moses was the founder and honorary president
of Junior Achievement. A prominent paper manufacturer
during the early nineteen hundreds, he was interested
in educating young men and women about America's
business world through experimental projects. In 1919,
Moses officially established Junior Achievement in
Springfield, Massachusetts . . . and the program quickly
spread throughout the United States. Overseen by
teachers and professionals from the community, each
chapter decides on a product which might be profitable
to sell. Then an actual corporation — run by students
is formed . . . and shares of stock are sold to
employees for a dollar apiece. Through the year the new
corporation markets and produces its product. At the
end of the school year, when the products have all been
sold, the corporation is dissolved and the profits are
distributed among the stockholders. In honor of Horace
Moses — the founder of Junior Achievement – the
United States issued the stamp on this Maximum Card.
No. 84-35
1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Jim Butcher.
