He was also the first living human pictured on a stamp. That is assuming he was piloting the plane Spirit of St. Louis on the air mail stamp that was issued in honor of his flight. We don't really see him on the stamp, but as the plane is in flight, who else could it have been but Charles Lindbergh?
He was very busy after his famous transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, France, being instrumental in furthering the cause of air mail, which postal officials wanted everyone to become familiar with using in the 20s and 30s. On a promotional tour around the United States in July of 1927, he dropped leaflets that sent his regrets when he couldn't land in a town or city. Signed by Lindbergh, they are sought after items for air mail collectors.
Also signed by representatives for the Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics and the Assistant Secretary of Aeronautics, Department of Commerce, the pro-aero part of the leaflet states: "We feel that we will be amply repaid for all of our efforts if each and every citizen in the United States cherishes an interest in flying and gives his earnest support to the air mail service and the establishment of airports and similar facilities. The concerted effort of the citizens of the United States in this direction will result in America's taking its rightful place within a very short time as the world leader in commercial flying."
In Lindy’s U.S. tour, a sort of victory lap after his triumphant Atlantic crossing he and The Spirit of St. Louis landed in forty-nine states and gave well over 100 speeches. He was seen by millions of people who turned out for seemingly endless parades featuring the young flier. His efforts produced the result that President Franklin Roosevelt and Postmaster General James Farley had hoped for: America embraced air mail and realized that the airplane was the future of transport.
