 The 5-cent was used for the one-ounce international surface rate and later the one-ounce domestic airmail rate.James Monroe (1758–1831) appears on the 5-cent Liberty Series stamp issued December 2, 1954 at Fredericksburg, Virginia.The portrait for the stamp design is by Rembrandt Peale, displayed at the James Monroe Law Office and Museum in Fredericksburg, where Monroe practiced law.