Crawford Long stampIn 1940, a U.S. 2ยข stamp was issued commemorating physician Dr. Crawford Long, who first administered inhaled ether anesthetic on 30 Mar 1842 to James M. Venable, for the removal of a tumor from his neck. The stamp was one of a series of 35 stamps recognizing Famous Americans. Long's daughter, Eugenia Long Harper, was presented with the first sheet of the stamp honoring her father at first day of issue ceremonies held by the Post Office Department in Jefferson, Ga., where Long had performed the first operation using anesthesia. (This issue date was chosen by the Post Office Department merely as part of the overall series being released, and did not correspond to an event in Long's life.) |