Benjamin F. Bailar

Bailar began working for the U.S. Postal Service in 1972 as a senior assistant postmaster general. In 1975, he became the 64th Postmaster General and helped the fledgling organization strengthen its economic base before retiring in 1978. Bailar — the first former postmaster general to serve on the committee — believes that stamps have the power “to educate, entertain and inspire.” An avid postal history collector, he maintains one of the most comprehensive collections of Benjamin Franklin postal history in the country.