The dudette is the daughter of a bad man. Angelita Primera was 16 years old at the time of this picture. She is the daughter (hello Ivanka) of Rafael Trujillo.
Mr. Trufillo ruled the Dominican Republic as a dictator from 1930-38 and 1942-52. He was a military strongman, reputed to be very brutal in his regime and also reputed to be worth billions today and living in the US. The picture of Angelita was taken at the Fair of the Free World, 1955. This fair was in honor of her father. Angelita lived a privileged childhood, wrote a book about her dad, Trujillo, mi padre", and now lives in Miami. Of course she does. The stamp itself has no inherent value. I am not even sure what year it was issued. (Kudos to The First Lady for her assistance, and excellent research skills......and for the company in the rabbit hole.
Hats of to the dude. Meet Baron Hisoka Maejima. Also, calling bullshit on my prejudice/racism. I assumed he was another badman.,,,conductor of military madness. He was in fact, a Japanese government official and a statesman. More so, he was "The father of the modern Japanese postal system." How about that! This one yen stamp was issued in 1952 (a great year to be born, I would say) making it 69 years old---or 70 next year as another might add. This stamp is particularly valuable on the collector's market. I believe it may have a value of a cent or three.
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