Shown in a Mahogany frame.
6 stamps, pen and ink sketch, dark green on khaki matting
The professional stature of CPA, the Certified Public Accountant, is a high aspiration of many in the accounting field. An accountant honored on a postage stamp was George Lansing Fox, one of the four chaplains who went down with the SS Dorchester in WWII. Others who worked as bookkeepers or accountants were Carnegie and Eastman, both of whom became extremely successful. The field is closely associated with finance, banking, commerce, as well as personal finances. From the hand generated double entry system, the field of accounting has rapidly been transformed to a highly computerized profession, where the implications of financial decisions can be rapidly determined. The profession - CPA.
