The U.S. Postal Services has a long history of issuing commemorative stamps to honor people, causes, scientific advances, and programs. Although USPS has not singled out the profession of physical therapy (unlike the profession of medicine), many stamps relate directly to the mission and activities of physical therapy. This article identified 14 stamps—issued between 1940 and 2005—which dealt in some way with physical therapy or activities in which physical therapists are involved. The purpose of the article was to give our readers (primarily physical therapists) a “pat on the back” and additional recognition for the profession’s history.
