The US Postal Service has revised its prohibition against depicting living individuals on postage stamps. So at some point in the coming months, the first stamp showing a living American will be approved. We asked four illustrators—Antony Hare, Jesse Lenz, James Seward, and Steve Brodner—how they might portray some famous Washingtonians.
| David Petraeus | Hillary Clinton | Chuck Brown | Alex Ovechkin | Plácido Domingo | |
| Illustrator: Antony Hare |  |
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| Illustrator: Jesse Lenz |  |
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| John Boehner | Henry Kissinger | Barack Obama | Sandra Day O'Connor | Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein |
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| Illustrator: James Seward |  |
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| Illustrator: Steve Brodner |  |
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This article appears in the February 2012 issue of The Washingtonian.