I think the issue is the period after the S. If the S stood for something,
e.g. Sergei, then it is an abbreviation and should have a period. If as
other times stated it stood for nothing i.e. his whole middle name was S
then there should be no period.

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Subject: Re: Timezone trivia


Denys writes:

> I can't believe I defended the USPS, after they misspelled  Harry
>  Truman's name on the 20 cent stamp.  They are showing it as "Harry S.
Truman".
>  Unbelievable!  I even wrote to the post office to point out their error.
> They just said thank you.

It's clear that I am getting very dense, but I'll be damned (Harry S.
Truman-speak) if I can see what's wrong with the spelling of "Harry S.
Truman." It's the same way he spelled it (see, e.g.,
http://www.sandia.gov/Truman.htm), and by God, if anyone should know how to
spell his own name, it's Harry!

Wirt Atmar