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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. Noted for his long service, his concise and pithy opinions and his deference to the decisions of elected legislatures, he is one of the most widely cited United States Supreme Court justices in history, particularly for his "clear and present danger" majority opinion in the 1919 case of Schenck v. United States, and is one of the most influential American common law judges through his outspoken judicial restraint philosophy. Holmes retired from the Court at the age of 90, making him the oldest Justice in the Supreme Court's history. He also served as an Associate Justice and as Chief Justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and was Weld Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School, of which he was an alumnus. |
| Face value | 15 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | US 944 |
| Series | Prominent Americans |
| Stamp colour | pink claret |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 08/03/1968 |
| Print technique | recess |
| Perforation | line 11 x 10½ |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 23.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
