Portrait of nation’s first Postmaster General back on display at USPS headquarters

7/21/17  Welcome home, Mr. Franklin. A portrait of the nation’s first Postmaster General recently returned to USPS headquarters in Washington, DC. The 7-foot painting of Benjamin Franklin was commissioned in 1918 for PMG Albert Burleson. The artist was Benedict Anton Osnis. The portrait adorned the PMG’s office until 1973, when USPS headquarters moved to L’Enfant […]