Washington, instead, satisfied the post-card rate on the 1¢ stamp—and this, too, broke with tradition, which had almost invariably presented Franklin on that value. Franklin did, however, as on many previous definitive issues, begin the series, appearing on the ¢ stamp, which, in effect, informally honored him as the "halfth" president.
Washington met the post-card rate with a 1¢ stamp instead—contradicting tradition, which typically featured Franklin on that value. Similarly, like on many previous definitive issues, Franklin started the series by appearing on the ¢ stamp, thereby informally honoring him as the "halfth" president.