Cat. #1552 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1974
Cat. #1552 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1974
Design # A955
Perf: Die Cut, Paper backing rouletted
Denomination: 10c
Untagged
Self-adhesive, incribed "Precanceled"
Colors: Multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 15, 1974
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
Plate # Block of 20, 6#, 5 slogans - 4.25
Plate # Block of 12, 6#, different slogans - 2.60
Note: Most 1552 stamps are becoming discolored due to the adhesive used.
The stamp will seperate into layers if soaked.
Die cutting includes crossed slits cutting through the dove design. It was applied to prevent removal and re-use of the stamp.
First Day Cities: New York, N.Y.
Quantity Issued: Stamps 213,155,000 FDC's ( 477,410 )
Purpose: Christmas Stamp
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4
[ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches horizontal
Designed by Don Hedin and Robert Geissman
Subject: Dove Weather Vane atop Mount Vernon
Text: "Peace on Earth - Christmas - Precanceled U.S. 10c"
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Atop Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, can be seen the dove of peace weathervane selected for use on the precancelled 1974 Christmas stamp, which is the first ever issued by the United States with pressure-sensitive adhesive.
The weathervane was made in Philadelphia by Joseph Rakestraw according to the specification of Washington, and installed soon after it arrived in 1787. Washington is said to have chosen the design because he was tired of war and wanted a symbol of peace.
The dove of peace, an olive branch made of iron clasped in its beak, has a copper body with iron strips and measures 42-1/4 inches in length and 35 inches from wingtip to wingtip.
The Currier & Ives print, "Winter in the Country," echoes the "Peace on Earth" theme of this experimental stamp, which was available only in small quantities.
Cat. #1551 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1974
Cat. #1551 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1974
Design # A954
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Denomination: 10c
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issue: Oct. 23, 1974
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#12, 6# - 2.50
Margin zip block of 4 - .80
1551a Buff omitted 35.00 (difficult to ID - Expertize)
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps ,000 FDC's ( )
Purpose:
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4
[ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches horizontal
Designed by Stevan Dohanos, from a Currier & Ives print made from a drawing by Otto Knirsch.
Subject: Currier & Ives Print - "The Road - Winter"
Text: "Christmas 10c U.S. - Currier and Ives"
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Otto Knirsch, one of the celebrated American artists employed by Nathaniel Currier to produce drawings on the lithography stone created the 1853 print, "The Road, Winter," from which one of the three 1974 Christmas stamps was adapted. "The Road, Winter" was produced and first sold four years before James Ives joined Currier in the partnership which would become world-famous. Popular among his employees, Currier received the original copy of this print as a surprise gift from them. So pleased was Currier with the design, which showed Currier and his wife in a sleigh, that he put it into his line. Today, it is one of the most valuable of the Currier and Ives prints, which originally sold for pennies and yet now commands hundreds and even thousands of dollars.
Cat. #1550 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1974
Cat. #1550 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1974
10c a953 Oct. 23, 1974
Design # A953
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 10c
Tagged
Colors: multiclored
First Day of Issue: Oct. 23, 1974
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#10, 5# - 2.10
Margin zip block of 4 - .80
First Day Cities: New York, N.Y.
Quantity Issued: Stamps 882,520,000 FDC's ( 634,990 )
Purpose: Religious Christmas Stamp Issue of 1974
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4
[ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches horizontal
Designed by Bradbury Thompson, using a portion of the Pertussis altarpiece. It was painted by an anonymous French artist in 1480. It is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y.
Subject: Angel from Pertussis altarpiece
Text: "US 10c - altarpiece Metropolitan Museum - Christmas"
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One of the three 1974 Christmas stamps features an angel taken from the central of the five panels making up the large altarpiece painting which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Neither the artist nor the place where the "The Perussis Altarpiece" was originally hung are known, although scholars have established that it was completed in 1480 and probably originally decorated the altarpiece of the small Carthusian Monastary of Bonpas on the banks of the Durance River south of Avignon, France.
The selection of this angel followed the tradition of issuing one stamp of religious emphasis for use on the Christmas mails. The joy of the angel, symbolic of the mood of the Christmas season, is reflected in the delight of the ice-skaters in the Currier & Ives print entitled "Central Park Winter" selected for this Christmas cachet.
Cat. #1508 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1973
Cat. #1508 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1973
Design # A922
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 8c
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 7, 1973
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#12, 6# - 1.75
Margin zip block of 4 - .60
1508a Pair with full horizantal gutter between -----
Note: The tagging is a horizontal phosphor bar measuring 20 x 12mm
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 939,835,000 FDC's ( 807,468 - both 1507-08 )
Purpose: Christmas Stamp of 1973
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4
[ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
[ ] Pair on FDC 1507-08
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vertical
Designed by Dolli Tingle
Subject: Christmas Tree depicted in Needlepoint
Text: "U.S. 8c - Christmas"
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The designer selected this particular subject for the 1973 "secular" design for her own controversial reasons. According to her, "People want to get back to things they can believe in . . . a Christmas tree really says Christmas more than anything else." (!)
This stamp is the first actually designed in needlepoint, although the Homemakers Issue of 1964 (Scott Number 1252) was designed so as to represent needlepoint. The designer completed the needlepoint original in just ten days.
Cat. #1507 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1973
Cat. #1507 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1973
Design # A921
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 8c
Tagged
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 7, 1973
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#12, 6# - 1.75
Margin zip block of 4 - .60
Pair with full veritical gutter between -----
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 885,160,000 FDC's ( 807,468 - both 1507-08 )
Purpose: Religious Christmas Issue of 1973
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4
[ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
[ ] Pair on FDC 1507-08
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Bradbury Thompson, from a painting, Raphael's "Small Cowper Madonna" in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Subject: Raphael's painting - "Small Cowper Madonna"
Text: "Christmas - Raphael - National Gallery of Art - 8c U.S."
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This stamp reproduces The Small Cowper Madonna by the Italian artist Raphael (1483-1520) from the National Gallery of Art at Washington, D.C. An intimate of popes and princes, Raphael enjoyed fame and honor such as few artists have. A leading force of the High Renaissance, he created masterpieces which are serene, with portraits of even the holiest figures truly human. As shown by this stamp, he saw the Holy Child as a chubby, though holy, infant.
Cat. #1472 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1972
Cat. #1472 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1972
Design # A886
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 8c
Tagged
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 9, 1972
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#12, 6# - 1.75
Margin zip block of 4 - .60
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 1,017,025,000 FDC's ( 713,821 = both 1471-72 )
Purpose: Christmas Issue of 1972
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Stevan Dohanos
Subject: Santa Claus with Toys
Text: "'Twas the night before Christmas - U.S. Postage - 8c"
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To honor Santa Claus, that uniquely American adaptation of the tradition of St. Nicholas. Dedicated by the Postmaster General to the "Virginia's of the world who ask 'Is there a Santa Claus?,'" it was in keeping with the spirit of Santa Claus that the first sheet of these new stamps was presented to Barbara Lee, eight-year-old granddaughter of the same Virginia O'Hanlon who had written her famous question to The New York Sun in 1897. Virginia never saw the Santa Claus stamp, for she died May 13, 1971. The Santa on this stamp was in part the vision of Henry Livingston who wrote the famous story of St. Nicholas' visit in the early 1800's.
Religious origin of ST. Nicholas:
http://orthotracts.org/santa.html
Orthodox Christians know that he is! We even have pictures...His real name was St. Nicholas of Myra, the Wonder Worker. He was a bishop in the early Christian church known for his great acts of charity, meekness, mildness and love for man. Click on the urls below to see what others have documented on the internet regarding to this very influential person.
Cat. #1445 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1971
Cat. #1445 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1971
Design # A859
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 8c
Tagged
Colors: dark green, red & multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 10, 1971
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#12, 6# - 1.80
Margin zip block of 4 - .60
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 153,025,000 FDC's ( 580,062 )
Purpose: Christmas Issue of 1971 (Secular)
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Jamie Wyeth
Subject: "Partridge in a Pear Tree"
Text: "On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me - U.S. 8c"
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The son of the famous artist Andrew Wyeth created this stamp which brings to life the traditional Yuletide song The Twelve Days of Christmas. It will be recalled that "On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve drummers drumming; eleven pipers piping; ten lords a-leaping; nine ladies dancing; eight maids a-milking; seven swans a-swimming; six geese a-laying five golden rings; four calling birds; three French hens; two turtle doves; and a partridge in a pear tree." Like many other English ballads, this one has been enthusiastically sung by Americans since Colonial days.
Cat. #1444 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1971
Cat. #1444 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1971
Design # A858
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 8c
Tagged
Colors: gold & multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 10, 1971
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#12, 6# - 1.80
Margin zip block of 4 - .60
1444a Gold Omitted 500.00
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 1,074,350,000 FDC's ( 348,038 )
Purpose: Religious Christmas Issue of 1971
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4
[ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Bradbury Thompson, from a painting, "Adoration of the Shepards" by Giorgione in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Subject: The Painting "Adoration of the Shepards" by Giorgione
Text: "Christmas - Giorgione , ca. 1478-1510 - National Gallery of Art - 8c U.S."
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The religious subject of the 1971 Christmas stamp, is a detail from Giorgione's Adoration of the Shepherds, a painting that was once the focal point of a celebrated quarrel among international art critics as to who was the artist. At one time it was thought that the artist was Bellini or Titian.
The most famous art critic of Italian art, Bernard Berenson finally came to the conclusion that Giorgione was at least the artist, in part, collaborating with Titian.
Modern experts generally attribute the painting to Giorgione. His painting is typified by a very well-defined, very human grouping of figures situated in a softly illuminated landscape (not included in the stamp), done in a style referred to as Giorgionesque.
Giorgione was one of the first to give landscape an important position, and as such, influenced such later painters as Titian, Watteau, and Manet.
All lettering on this stamp is patterened after the 1495 type face produced under the direction of the Venetian printer, Aldus Manutius.
Cat. #1420 Landing of the Pilgrims Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1970
Design # A834
Perf 11
Tagged
Denomination: 6c
Colors: Black, orange, yellow, magenta, blue and brown
First Day of Issue: Nov. 21, 1970
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#4 - .50
Margin zip block of 4 - .45
1420a Orange and yellow omitted 900.
1420b Tagging omitted used ---
First Day Cities: Plymouth, Mass.
Quantity Issued: Stamps 129,785,000 FDC's ( 629,850 )
Purpose: To honor the 350th Anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Mark English
Subject: Mayflower and Pilgrims Landing
Text: "1620 The Landing - U. S. Postage - 6 cents"
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Issued to mark the three hundred fiftieth anniversary of the Landing of the Mayflower. The significance of the landing, which was preceded by the signing at Provincetown Harbor on November 11, 1620, of the Mayflower Compact, was that it established democratic self-government in America. The Pilgrim settlement proved that men could live and prosper, even if humbly, in New England. John Carver (c. 1576-1621) was the first Governor of the Colony, and was succeeded at his death by William Bradford (1590-1657), who was reelected governor almost every year until his death, and wrote the famous record of the colony's struggles, The History of Plimoth Plantation. Religious freedom.
Cat #1415-1418 Christmas Commemorative Stamps Issue of 1970
Cat #1415-1418 Christmas Commemorative Stamps Issue of 1970
Antique Christmas Toys - Set of Four
Designs # A829-832
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Tagged
Denominations: 6c
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issues: Nov. 5, 1970
Stamp Values:
1415 Singles:
MNH - .30
Used - .20
1415a Precanceled
MNH - .75
Used - .20
1415b Black omitted 2,500.
1415c Tagging omitted, used ---
1416 Singles:
MNH - .30
Used - .20
1416a Precanceled
MNH - .75
Used - .20
1416b Black omitted 2,500.
1416c Imperf Pair, 1416,1418, used 4,000.
1417 Singles:
MNH - .30
Used - .20
1417a Precanceled
MNH - .75
Used - .20
1417b Black omitted 2,500.
1417c Tagging omitted, used ---
1418 Singles:
MNH - .30
Used - .20
1418a Precanceled
MNH - .75
Used - .20
1418b Block of 4 #1415-1418
MNH - 1.25
Used - 1.75
Plate Block of 8, 4#
MNH - 3.00
Used - ---
Margin zip block of 4 -
MNH - 3.00
Used - ---
1418c Precanceled (as 1418b)
MNH - 3.25
Used - 3.75
Plate Block of 8, 4#
MNH - 6.25
Used - ---
Margin zip block of 4 -
MNH - 3.50
Used - ---
1418d Black omitted 2,500.
1418e " " as b 10,000.
1418f " " on 1417-18 6,500.
Note: Stamp Arrangement differs in the right and left pane:
Left: 1415 & 1417 are in position = 1st, 3rd, 5th
1416 & 1418 are in position = 2nd & 4th
Right: order is reversed
Note: The precanceled stamps (1414a-1418a) were provided to 68 cities. The plates used included two straight (1414a) or two wavy (1415a-1418a) black lines that make up the precancellation. Used copies make has an additional cancel.
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 489,255,000 FDC's ( 2,014,450 Total 1414-18 )
Purpose: Christmas Issue of 1970
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 8.50. block of 4 [ ] 8.50 Zip Block [ ] 10. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches horizontal
Designed by Stevan Dohanos, from a drawing of a locomotive by Charles Hemming and from "Golden Age of Toys" by Fondin and Remise.
Subject:
1415 - Tin and Cast Iron Locomotive,
1416 - Toy Horse on Wheels,
1417 - Mechanical Tricycle,
1418 - Doll and Carriage
Text: "Christmas - 6c U.S.
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Printed by: Guilford Gravure, Inc. Guilford, Conn.
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As these toys from the last century remind us, American children have always been indulged by their parents. The first toymakers guild was organized in the late 1830's to make playthings. Toys have always reflected the interests of society -- probably a reason why dolls for girls have always been popular, and gifts for boys have ranged from locomotives in the 1870's, to models of Lindbergh's airplane in the 1930's, to models of space stations in the 1970's. The lesson of each combined generation: children are satisfied with the simplest of toys.
Cat # 1414 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1970
Cat # 1414 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1970
Design # A828
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Tagged
Denomination: 6c
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 5, 1970
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#8, 4# - 1.10
Margin zip block of 4 - .50
1414a Precanceled
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#8, 4# - 1.90
Margin zip block of 4 - .70
1414b Black omitted 525.
1414c Blue omitted (a) 1,500.
1414d Type II
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#8, 4# - 2.70
Margin zip block of 4 - .85
1414e Type II - Precanceled
MNH - .25
Used - .20
PB#8, 4# - 4.00
Margin zip block of 4 - 1.25
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 683,730,000 FDC's ( 2,014,450 Total 1414-18 )
Purpose: Christmas Issue of 1970
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Howard C. Mildner from a painting, The Nativity, by Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556) in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Subject: The Nativity, by Lorenzo Lotto
Text: "National Gallery of Art - Lotto - Christmas 6c U.S."
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Note:
1414 has pregummed paper, a somewhat blurry impression, no gum breaker ridges and "snowflaking" in the sky.
1414d has paper with a shiny surface, much sharper impression, no snowflaking effect and gum breaker ridges running both horizontal and vertical.
1414a has a somewhat blurry impression, no gum breaker ridges, "snowflaking" in the sky and the precancel is grayish black.
1414e has much sharper impression, no snowflaking effect, gum breaker ridges and the precancel is intense black.
Note: The precanceled stamps (1414a-1418a) were provided to 68 cities. The plates used included two straight (1414a) or two wavy (1415a-1418a) black lines that make up the precancellation. Used copies make has an additional cancel.
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Lotto's painting reveals many of the characteristics of his later paintings, including a fascination with the dramatic effects of light and shadow and what for his time was an original use of colors. An Italian, probably born in Venice about 1480, he never gained fame in his own time, overshadowed by the great master, Titian. In fact, when he tried to auction thirty paintings when he was seventy (and impoverished), he found buyers for only seven.
Cat. #1384 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
Cat. #1384 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
Design # A806
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Tagged
Denomination: 6c
Colors: dark green & multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 3, 1969
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#10 - 1.40
(5 Plate #, 2-3 Zip, 2-3 Mail Early
Precancelled
MNH - .50
Used - .20
1384b Imperf. pair 1,000.
1384c light green omitted 22.50
1384d light green, yellow & red omitted 950. ---
1384e yellow omitted 2,250.
1384f Tagging omitted 5.00 ---
1384g red & yellow omitted 3,000.
1384h light green & yellow omitted ---
Note: The precancel value refers to the least expensive variety of the experimental precancels printed locally in just four cities. They were on tagged stamps, with the names between lines 4 1/2 mm apart. Thet were printed in black or green as "ATLANTA, GA" and in green only "BALTIMORE, MD, MEMPHIS, TN, and NEW HAVEN, CT. They were sold to the public and could be used on any class of mail at any post office during and after the experimental program.
Note: Most known copies of 1384c show some orange where the offset green was printed. The value is for this variety. The type without any orange at all have a higher value.
First Day Cities: Christmas, Florida
Quantity Issued: Stamps 1,709,795,000 FDC's ( 555,500 )
Purpose: Christmas Issue of 1969 -
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Stevan Dohanos
Subject: Winter in Norway, Maine. The painting is from an unknown artist around 1870. It is from the N.Y. State Historical Assocaiaion in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Text: "Christmas - United States 6c"
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This eighth Christmas stamp depicts a Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine. Dating from 1870, the painting recalls an era when the sleigh was common transportation for goods and people in snow-bound areas. It was an era that made the song Jingle Bells, written by J.S. Pierpont in 1857, the first popular Christmas song by an American composer. "Dashing through the snow / In a one-horse open sleigh, / O'er the fields we go, / Laughing all the way," is how it began, and one can only speculate how many of the faithful on their way to Christmas services sang it exuberantly.
Cat. #1373 California Bicentenary Mission Stamp Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
Cat. #1373 California Bicentenary Mission Stamp Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
Cat. #1373 California Bicentenary Mission Stamp Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
- Mission Bells -
Design # A795
Perf 11
Tagged
Denomination: 6c
Colors: orange, red, black & light blue
First Day of Issue: July 16, 1969
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#4 - .45
Margin zip block of 4 - .40
1373a Tagging omitted 7.50
1373b Red (Engraved) missing (CM) ---
First Day Cities: San Diego, CA
Quantity Issued: Stamps 144,425,000 FDC's ( 530,210 )
Purpose: To honor the 200th anniversary of the settlement of California
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Leonard Buckley and Howard C. Mildner
Subject: Carmel Church Mission Belfrey - Religious
Text: "California - 1769-1969 - United Staes - 6 cents"
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Cat. #1371 Apollo 8 Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
Cat. #1371 Apollo 8 Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
Cat. #1371 Apollo 8 Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969
Design # A793
Perf 11
Tagged
Denomination: 6c
Colors: black, blue & ocher
First Day of Issue: May 5, 1969
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#4 - .65
Margin zip block of 4 - .60
(Imperfs exist from printers waste)
First Day Cities: Houston, Texas
Quantity Issued: Stamps 187,165,000 FDC's ( 908,634 )
Purpose: To honor the Apollo 8 mission, which first put men into orbit around the moon on Dec. 21-27, 1968. The astronauts were: Col. Frank Borman, Capt. James Lovell and Maj. William Anders
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Leonard E. Buckley after a photograph by the apollo 8 astronauts
Subject: Moon surface and Earth rising
Text: ""In the beggining God..." Apollo 8 - Six Cents - United States"
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The 1968 6¢ Apollo 8 stamp was issued in tribute to the first orbital trip of men to the moon by U.S. Astronauts Borman, Lovell and Anders, which took place from December 21, 1968, until December 27, 1968, aboard the National Aeronautics and Space Adminisration vehicle Apollo 8.
1371 Apollo 8 Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1969- When Men First went to the Moon - Apollo 8
One of my favorite "religious-themed stamps is that issued by the U.S.A. on 5th May 1969, which featured the spectacular "Earthrise" photograph, together with the words "In the beginning God..." which were read on Christmas Eve 1968 by the crew of Apollo 8 as they became the first human beings to orbit the moon.
The stamp had been designed by Leonard E. Buckley, and was printed in four colours, yellow and light blue by offset, and black and blue by Giori press. First day ceremonies were held at the Johnson Space centre in Houston, Texas, on the 5th May, the 8th Anniversary of Alan Shepards first American suborbital flight, with all three of the Apollo 8 astronauts present. The original Photograph, shown here, was rotated for the final stamp engraving.
The Mission itself had proved for the first time that man could escape the gravitational force of the earth and travel to other celestial bodies. But what a step it had been.
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#1363 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1968
Cat. #1363 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1968
Design # A785
Perf 11
Tagged
Denomination: 6c
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 1, 1968
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#10 - 2.00
1363a untagged, Nov. 2
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#10 - 2.00
1363b Imperf. pair, tagged - 225.00
1363c Light yellow omitted - 65.00
1363d Imperf. pair, untagged - 290.00
Plate No. blockes come in two different versions:
1) 7 Plate #, 3 Mail Early
2) 8 Plate #, 2 Mail Early
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 1,410,245,000 FDC's ( 739,055 )
Purpose: Christmas Issue of 1968 - :The Annucation" by the 15th century Flemish Painter Jan Van Eyck is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Robert J. Jones
Subject: The Angel Gabriel, from "The Annciation" by Jan Van Eyck
Text: "Christmas - 6c - Van Eyck - National Gallery of Art - United States"
Engraved, Multicolor Huck Press Printing Plates of 50 subject panes (10 x 5) Plate numbers used =
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This is the seventh Christmas stamp of the United States. It reproduces a detail from the painting The Annuciation by Jan van Eyck (c.1390-1441). It is generally believed that van Eyck developed the use of linseed oil as a solvent for pigment (oil painting) rather than the egg tempra that had been used before. There is no doubt that he was the first artist to achieve a realistic rendering of interior space. The Annunciation is considered to be a masterpiece of Christian symbolism. Jan van Eyck often signed his paintings with the words "Done as well as I can." This stamp captures the radiance of his transparent oil glazes and his fine detail.
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#1356 Father Marquette Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1968
Cat. #1356 Father Marquette Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1968
Design: D778
Perf 11
Denomination: 6c
Colors: Multicolored
Date of Issue: Sept 20, 1968
(pending)
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH -
Used -
PB#4 -
Margin zip block of 4 -
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued:
Stamps ,000
FDC's ( )
Purpose:
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair
[ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by
Subject:
Text: ""
Giori Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used = -
To honor the French Jesuit missionary, Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), who, in the company of Louis Joliet and with some Indian help, explored the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
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Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1967
Cat. #1336 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1967
Design: A758
Perf 11
Denomination: 5c
Color: Multicolored
Date of Issue: Nov. 6, 1967
Values: .15c .15c PB#4 .40 MZB4 .35
1336a Tagging omitted
First Day Cities: Bethlehem, Georgia
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 1,208,700,000
FDC's ( 462,118 )
Purpose: This sixth US Christmas stamp utilizes a larger detail from the Flemish Master Memling's Madonna and Child with Angels than had been used in the previous Christmas issue. The objective of the redesign was to portray more accurately the original artwork and to provide a larger design layout or "canvas". also see 1321 info.
FDC Prices: [ ] 3. single [ ] 3.50 pair
[ ] 4.50 block of 4 [ ] 6. Zip Block
[ ] 9. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Howard C. Mildner adapted and improved from Scott # 1321 (1966 issue) Modeled after "Madonna and Child with Angels" by the Flemish artist Hans Memling (c. 1430-1494), Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Subject: Madonna and Child, by Hans Memling (also see Sc# 1321 - 1966)
Text: "Christmas - Memling - National Gallery of Art"
Lithographed, Engraved
(Giori) Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
This sixth United States Christmas stamp utilizes a larger detail from the Flemish Master Memling's Madonna and Child with Angels, now hanging in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., than had been used in the previous Christmas Issue. The objective was to portray more accurately the original and to provide a larger design. It has been said that Memling's style was poetic, calm, and showed an accurate grasp of individual character. His style reflected both Italian and Flemish influence, and he was a favorite of such art patrons as the powerful Medici family of Italy.
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Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1966
Cat. #1321 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1966
Design: A743
Perf 11
Denomination: 5c
Colors: multicolored
Date of Issue: Nov.1, 1966
Values: .15c .15c PB#4 .40 MZP4 .35
1321a Tagged,
Date of Issue: Nov 2, 1966
Values: .30 m .25 u PB4 1.75 MZB4 1.25
First Day Cities: Christmas, Michigan
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 1,173,547,420
FDC's ( 537,650 )
Purpose: The fifth United Staes Christmas issue utilized a detail from the Flemish master of the Renaissance, Hans Memling's (c. 1430-1494) Madonna and Child with Angels . It has been said that Memling's style was poetic, calm and showed an accurate grasp of individual character. His style reflected both Italian and Flemish influence, and He was a favorite of such art partons as the powerful Medici family of Italy (Venice?)
FDC Prices: [ ] 3. single [ ] 3.50 pair
[ ] 4.50 block of 4 [ ] 6. Zip Block [ ] 9. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.75 inches x 0.85 inches
Designed by Howard C. Mildner Modeled after "Madonna and Child with Angels" by the Flemish artist Hans Memling (c. 1430-1494), now residing in the Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Subject: Madonna and Child, by Hans Memling
Text: "Christmas - Memling - National Gallery of Art"
Lithographed, Engraved
(Giori) Press Printing Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100
Plate numbers used =
First U.S. issue with a religious theme!In 1966, America issued its fifth Christmas stamp -- and the first to depict a religious theme -- capturing an exquisite detail from Renaissance artist Hans Memling's Madonna and Child with Angels. Memling's style reflects both Italian and Flemish influence and has been described as "poetic and calm." The Madonna and Child with Angels has stood the test of time, as has the stamp, which 33 years later continues to be one of America's most beautiful Christmas issues ever! Each Cover bears four stamps and is certified as a limited First Edition by the First Day of Issue postmark of November 1, 1966, Christmas, Michigan.
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1966 - Bill of Rights Commemorative Stamp Issue - 1312
Cat. #1312 Bill of Rights Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1966
Design: A734
Perf 11
Denomination: 5c
Colors: Carmine, dark and light blue
Date of Issue: July 1, 1966
Values: .15c m .15c u PB#4 .45 MZB#4 .40
First Day Cities: Miami Beach, FLorida
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 114,160,000
FDC's ( 562,920 )
Purpose: Issued to commemorate the 175th anniversary of The Bill of Rights, the first ten amandments to the US Constitution. (link)
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair
[ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert.
Designed by Herbert L. Block (Herblock of the Washington Post) one of the most outstanding cartoonists in the world, and R. J. Jones.
Subject: "Freedon" checking "Tyranny"
Text: "The U. S. Bill of Rights 175th Anniversary The rights of the people shall not be violated"
Giori Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
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Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1965
Cat. #1276 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1965
Design: A708
Perf 11
Color: 5c carmine, dark olive green and bister
Date of Issue: Nov. 2, 1965
Values: .15c .15c PB#4 .40
margin zip block of 4 .40
EFO = pair with full vertical gutter between
1276a Tagged
Date of Issue: Nov. 15, 1965
Values: .75m .25u PB#4 5.00
MZB#4 3.50
First Day Cities: Silver Bell, AZ
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 1,139,930,000
FDC's ( 705,039 )
Purpose: The Angel with Trumpet design was chosen for the fourth United States stamp honoring the Christmas Season. This stamp was made available many weeks in advance of Christmas to promote the US Post Office "Mail Early" campaign. The painting of the weathervane is now part of the Index of American Design housed in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. This trumpeting angel in flight (c.1840) is a sample of thousands of weathervanes that were hammered, cast or whittled in early America, where they told the direction of the wind and facilitated some on-the-spot forecasting of the weather. Cocks were the most common on churches where they recalled Peter's eventual denial of Christ.
FDC Prices: [ ] single [ ] pair [ ] block of 4
[ ] Zip Block [ ] Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.75 inches x 0.85 inches
Designed by Robert Jones and H. C. Mildner after a 1939 watercolor by Lucille Gloria Chabot of the c. 1840 weather vane from the People's Methodist Church, Newburyport, Mass.
Subject: Angel with Trumpet, Weather Vane
Text: "Christmas"
Giori Press Printing Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100
Plate numbers used =
[img]http://www.wisdomportal.com/AngelCards/WeatherAngel(391x288).jpg[/img]
Angel Weathervane (1840)
Watercolor rendering by Lucille Chabot
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Lucille Gloria Chabot's watercolor rendering of an early American weather vane was used in the 1965 Christmas stamp issued on November 2, 1965 at Silver Bell, Arizona
(Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
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Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1964
Scott # 1254-1257 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1964
Design: A686-9
Perf 11
Color: 5c green, carmine and black
Values: .25cm .15c PB#4 1.25
1254-1257a Tagged
Date of Issue: Nov. 10, 1964
Values: .60m .50u
margin zip blk4 1.10m
1254-1257b block of 4 1.10mu
1254-1257c block of 4, tagged 2.50m 2.00u
First Day Cities: Bethlehem, Penn.
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 1,407,760,000
FDC's ( 794,900 )
Purpose: The third US Christmas issue, four stamps of different designs, depicted traditional aspects of the Christmas Season. The stamps were unique in the sense that this issue was the first time the US Post Office has printed more than one stamp design on one sheet. In this case, each design appeared 25 times on each pane of 100, and each block of four stamps contained one of each variety se-tenant , the philatelic term meaning "joined together". By ancient tradition, mistletoe symbolized peace; in modern days, to step under it hung high is to invite a friendly kiss. Holly symbolized the thorns placed on Christ's head. The use of evergreens as trees and wreaths came to us from the forests of Germany. And the poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower, but the red leaves are NOT part of the flower!
FDC Prices: [ ] 4.70 single (any one design)
[ ] 5.90 pair (any combination of a pair on one cover)
[ ] 7.00 block of 4 [ ] 9.40 Zip Block
[ ] 14.00 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.75 inches x .085 inches
Designed by Thomas F. Naegle
Subject:
Holly - A686, Mistlesoe - A687, Poinsettia - A688, Sprig of Conifer - A689
Text: "US Postage"
Giori Press Printing Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100 Panes contain 25 subjects each of Nos. 1254-1257
Plate numbers used =
The third U.S. Christmas issue, four stamps of different designs, depicted traditional aspects of the Christmas Season. The stamps were unique in the sense that this issue was the first time the Post Office had printed more than one stamp design on one sheet. In this case, each design appeared 25 times on each pane, and each block of four stamps contained one of each variety se-tenant, the phila-telic term meaning "joined together." By ancient tradition, mistletoe symbolized peace; in modern days, to step under it hung high is to invite a friendly kiss. Holly symbolizes the thorns placed on Christ's head. The use of evergreens as trees and wreaths came to us from the forests of Germany. And the poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower.
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1256
1257
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Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1962
Scott # 1205 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1962
Design: A642
Perf 11
Color:4c green and red
Date Issued: Nov. 1, 1962
Values: .15c .15c " .30
First Day Cities: Pittsburgh, PA
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 861,970,000
FDC's ( 491,312 )
Purpose: The wreath and Christmas candles were chosen an a non-sectarian design for the first United States stamp honoring the Christmas Season. The test was very sucessful with the public. The unprecedented demand strained government printing facilities so that in despiration, off-sizes of paper were used, producing intentional in error, some sheets of 90 rather than 100 stamps.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2.75 single [ ] 3.45 pair
[ ] 4.15 block of 4 [ ] 8.25 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.75 inches x 0.85 inches
Designed by Jim Crawford and W. K. Schrage
Subject: Wreath and Candles
Text: "Christmas 1962"
Giori Press Printing Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100 Panes of 90 and 100 exist
Plate numbers used = without plate numbers due to a provitional use of smaller paper
America issued its first Christmas stamp in 1962 -- the 4¢ Wreath and Candles issue. Although the idea of a Christmas stamp was enormously popular, it was also very controversial. Critics claimed that the issuance of a Christmas stamp by the U.S. Post Office Department violated the constitutional separation of church and state. As a compromise, the wreath and candle were chosen as an appropriately secular design. First Day of Issue postmark of November 1, 1962, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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American Credo Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1960-61
Scott # 1142 American Credo Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1960-61
Design: A585
Perf 11
Color: 4c carmine and dark blue
Date Issued: Sept. 14,1960
Values: .15c .15c PB#4 .45
First Day Cities: Baltimore, Maryland
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 122,060,000
FDC's ( 501129 )
Steel engraved Die
Purpose:
FDC Prices: [ ] 3.60 single [ ] 4.50 pair
[ ] 5.40 block of 4 [ ] 10.80 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches horiz.
Designed by Frank Conley
Subject: Francis Scott Key Quotation - Issued to re-emphasize the ideals upon which America was founded and to honor those great Americans who wrote or uttered the credos. Credo is from the Latin verb meaning literally, "I believe." The basic design of the credo stamp series derives from the currency of the Revolutionary War period. Signatures used are facsimilies of the actual signatures of each individual honored, except for George Washington, which is stylized. The symbolic device used at the left represents stars and a bursting bomb within a circle. The fourth of the series honors Francis Scott Key's (1779-1843) exclamation, which is part of the Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem, written during the British bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry, Sept. 13-14, 1814.
Text: "And this be our motto, in GOD is our TRUST"
Giori Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
The fourth of the series emphasizes Francis Scott Key's (1779-1843) exclamation, "And this be our Motto, in GOD is our TRUST," a part of the Star-Spangled Banner, our national anthem, written during the British Bombardment of Baltimore's more's Ft. McHenry, September 13-14, 1814.
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Religious Freedom Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1957
Scott # 1099 Religious Freedom Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1957
Design # A546
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 3c
Colors: black
First Day of Issue: Dec. 27, 1957
Stamp Value:
Single: MNH -
Used -
PB#4 -
Margin zip block of 4 -
First Day Cities: Flushing, NY
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 114,365,000
FDC's ( 357,770 )
Steel engraved Die
Purpose: This special stamp was issued to recall the signing of the Flushing Remonstrance three hundred years previously in 1657, the signing of which initiated religious freedom in America.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4
[ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Robert Geissmann
Subject: Bible, Quill and Hat - 300th Anniversary of the Flushing RemonstranceThe Hat is symbolic of the people and the times. The quill is the symbol of man's determination to speak the truth through the written word.
Text: "Religious Freedom in America - 1657-1957 - The Flushing Remonstrance"
Rotary Press Printing E.E. Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
The three pages of The Flushing Remonstrance are priceless pieces of our nations history. They brought religious freedom and tolerance to the New World. The Flushing Remonstrance, the oldest document in America demanding religious tolerance was originally drafted and signed on Dec. 27, 1657.
The Remonstrance was written as a protest. It was signed in 1657 by the people of Flushing. They were living under the rule of the Dutch. The settlers were warned by their Dutch governor, Peter Stuyvesant, not let Quakers into their homes or towns. The Remonstrance demanded tolerance for all religions. It declared that the town was open for all faiths to fully worship. It was given to Governor Stuyvesant more than 340 years ago and is largely credited with paving the way toward religious freedom in America. It was a precursor of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights which were adopted over 100 years after the signing of the Remonstrance
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Gutenberg Bible Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1952
Cat# 1014 Gutenberg Bible Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1952
Design # A461
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Denomination: 3c
Colors: Violet
First Day of Issue: Sept. 30 , 1952
Stamp Value:
Single: MNH -
Used -
PB#4 -
Margin zip block of 4 -
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 115,735,000
FDC's ( 387,078 )
Steel engraved Die
Purpose: Issued on the five hundredth anniversary of the printing of the first book, The Holy Bible, from movable type. Johannes Gutenberg (c.1397-1468), inventor of the movable-type press, printedhis version of the Bible with fourty-two lines to the page. This edition is called the Mazarin Bible because the first copy was found among the belonging of the French Cardinal Mazarin.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair
[ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block
[ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Subject:
Designed by V. S. McCloskey, Jr. after a painting by Edward Laning Subject: Gutenberg showing the Proof to the Elector of Mainz
Text on stamp: "1452-1952 500th Anniverary of the printing of the first book The Holy Bible, from moveable type by Johann Gutenberg"
Rotary Press Printing E.E. Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50 Plate numbers used
Gutenberg's invention depended on a long process of trying out methods and refining them. After Gutenberg, his methods continued to be improved upon, but by the end of the 15th century printing had found the form which it retained until the 19th century.
Gutenberg's main inventions were the printer's ink, the making of type, the use of a press. Perhaps the most important was the production process itself which combined these techniques to produce printed books. Each invention would have been useless without the vision which combined new and old methods. Another part of the process was composition. Once the sheets had been printed they had to be made into gatherings.
The surviving copies tell us how Gutenberg and his team learned about the work processes and their financial implications as the work went on. They made at least three changes during the printing.
Printing could not have been an economic success without paper, which was originally invented in China. It spread west reaching Europe via the Muslim world. Prior to this, European books were written on vellum, an animal skin.
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Four Chaplins Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1948
Cat. # 956 Four Chaplins Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1948
Design # A403
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Denomination: 3c
Color: Gray black
First Day of Issue: May 28, 1948
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .25c
Used - .15c
PB#4 - .30c
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 121,953,500
FDC's ( 459,070 )
Steel engraved Die
FDC Prices: [ ] 3.50 single [ ] 4.40 pair
[ ] 5.25 block of 4 [ ] 10.50 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches
Designed by Charles R. Chickering BEP
Design:
Text: "These immortal chaplins....Interfaith in action".
Purpose: In tribute to the four chaplins, (L to R) George L. Fox, Clark V. Poling, John P. Washington, and Alexander D. Goode, who sacrificed their lives in the sinking of the S.S. Dorchester Feb. 3, 1943 rather than take seats in the dearly needed lifeboats.
Rotary Press Printing E.E. Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
The four Chaplains went down on the U.S.Troop Ship DORCHESTER when she was torpedoed on the bitterly frigid pre-dawn morning of February 3rd, 1943.
Although the ship DORCHESTER was part of a 6 ship convoy, including of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters TAMPA, COMANCHE and ESCANABA plus two freighters, the water was very cold and the night so dark that only about 1/3 of the ship's crew could be saved.
The Four Chaplains, Rev. Clark V. Poling (Dutch Reformed), Rabbi Alexander D. Goode (Jewish), Rev. Fr. John P. Washington (Roman Catholic) and Rev. George L. Fox (Methodist), gathered on the deck to rally the men.
Three of the Chaplains were young men but Rev. Fox had been under fire in World War One, before he became a minister. All four remained calm, assisted the troops, gave away their own life jackets to soldiers who had none and then linked arm in arm on the deck of the sinking ship as they prayed for the safety of the others. When last seen they still stood together as the sea closed over their heads.
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Four Freedoms Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1943
Cat. # 908 Four Freedoms Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1943
Design # A367
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Denomination: 1c
Color: Bright blue green
First Day of Issue: Feb. 12, 1943
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .25c
Used - .15c
PB#4 - .30c
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 1,227,334,200 FDC's ( 193,800 )
Steel engraved Die
Purpose: This postage stamp was issued to impress upon the public the necessity of carring the Four Freedoms - Freedom of Speech, freedon of Religion, Freedom from Want, and from Fear - to all the nations of the world. The stamp took it's topic from Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 Annual Message to the Congress in which he recommended the Lend-Lease program for the allied nations.
FDC Prices: [ ] ? single [ ] pair
[ ] 6.75 block of 4 [ ] 13.50 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.75 inches x 0.85 inches
Designed by Paul Manship
Bureau Precancels: #20 diff
Design: Liberty Holding the Torch of Freedom and Enlightenment
Text: "Freedom of Speech and Religion, From Want and Fear"
Rotary Press Printing E.E. Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100
Plate numbers used =
This postage stamp was issued by the USPS to impress upon the general public the need to carry the "Four Freedoms" -- freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom from want and from fear -- to all other nations of the world. The popular stamp was based on the theme of Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 Annual Message to the Congress. In the speech, he recommended the Lend-Lease program for the support of the allied nations.
"We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-- everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want . . . everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear . . . anywhere in the world." --President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Message to Congress, January 6, 1941
At an important moment in time, when Western Europe was under Nazi domination, Roosevelt presented his vision in which America's lofty ideals of individual liberties should be extended all over the world. He was also alerting Congress and the nation to the eventual necessity of war. Roosevelt focused his message on the ideological meaning of the conflict. He tried to appealed to Americans` most deeply held beliefs about the nature of freedom.
Norman Rockwell created a series of paintings based on the "Four Freedoms" theme. The images were printed on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, one of the nation`s most popular magazines. The paintings later became part of a huge U.S. war bond drive.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/powers_of_persuasion/four_freedoms/four_freedoms.html
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1939 - Washington's Inauguration Bible - #854
854 - Washington Inaguration Issue of 1939 - Oath on Bible
Cat. # 854
Design # A313
Perf 11
Unwatermarked
Denomination: 3c
Color: bright red violet
Date of Issue: Apr. 30, 1939
Prices: Stamp Single: Mint - .40 Used - .15
PB#4 - 3.50 Mint
Proofs:
854P - (1) Large die, india - 1,250.00
854P - (2) Small die, white wove - 650.00
First Day Cities: NewYork, N.Y.
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 72,764,550
FDC's (395,644)
Purpose: This stamp commemorates the 150th Anniversary of George Washington's inauguration as the first president. This sesquicentennial issue shows Washington taking the oath of office, hand on the Holy Bible, in the Federal Building, New York, NY. The Bible is still used today!
FDC Prices:
[ ] 6.00 single [ ] --- pair [ ] ___ block of 4 [ ] _____ Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.74 inches x 0.65 inches vert.
Designed by _____________________
Subject: George Washington taking the Oath of Office
Text: "Sesquicentinnial of the inaguration of Washington as the First President - 1789 - 1939"
Flat Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
"I Do Solemnly Swear . . . "
It is with these words that each American President since George Washington has taken the Oath of Office. With his hand on the Bible and eyes fixed on the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, every four years the President swears to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America." With those words, the President assumes an enormous responsibility. That responsibility is to guide our nation, indeed the hopes and dreams of our citizenry, for four years . . . through peace and prosperity as well as turmoil and war.
April 30, 1789 - Inauguration Day
When the oath was completed, Washington added the phrase, "I swear, so help me God!" and, bending down, kissed the open Book. While everyone loudly and joyously proclaimed Washington our nation's first President, one man stepped forward and carefully folded down a corner of the open page, thus preserving a record of the random Bible opening where Washington had rested his left hand. Interestingly, fate sometimes does funny things, for the random selection fell open to Chapter 49 of the Book of Genesis, the book that Biblical scholars remind us that literally means "the book of new beginnings."
Title: Inauguration of George Washington
Artist: Alonzo Chappel
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1936 - Religious Freedom - R.I. Tercentenary - #777
777 - Rhode Island Tercentenary Issue of 1936 - Williams/Bible
Cat. # 777
Design # A254
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Unwatermarked
Denomination: 3c
Color: purple/rose violet
Date of Issue: May 4, 1936
Prices: Stamp
Single:Mint - .15
Used - .15
PB#4 - 1.10
Pair with full gutter between - Mint - 200.00
Proofs:
777P - (2) Small die, White wove - 650.00
First Day Cities:
Providence, R.I.8.00
Washington DC 2.00
Quantity Issued:
Stamps 1367,127,650
FDC's (245,400)
Purpose: This stamp commemorates the 300th Anniversary of the settlement of Rhode Island. Roger Williams
FDC Prices:
[ ] 2.00 single,Washington DC
[ ] 8.00 single, Providence, RI
[ ] -----pair [ ] ___ block of 4
[ ] _____ Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.94 inches x 1.44 inches vert.
Designed by _____________________
Subject: Statue of Roger Williams holding bible, representing religious freedom.
Text: "1636 - 1936 / Rhode Island Tercentenary / Roger Williams"
Rotary Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 500
Plate numbers used =
http://courses.smsu.edu/ftm922f/williams%20statue%2090.jpg
One of the most fascinating figures of America's formative years (the 1600's) was Roger Williams. His views mark a critical turning point in American thought and institutions. He was the first American to speak about the need for complete freedom of conscience, dissociation of church and state, and genuine political democracy. He believed in "rigid Separatism." He was banished from Salem for his views and escaped just as he was to be deported to England.He then settled in Providence and formed the first genuine democracy.
He also began the first church- seperated and conscience-free community in modern history. Williams believed government was the natural, God-given way to deal with the corrupt nature of man. But because a government cannot be trusted to know which religion is true, he believed in the protection of the freedom of all religion, along with nonreligion, from the state. His greatest gift to the colonies was his authorship of the declaration of the principle of religious liberty. Roger Williams died in 1683, around the age of 80.
Three hundred years after his banishment from Massachusetts, a monument in his honor was erected in Providence, Rhode Island. Set in a public park once part of Williams's property, it reminds Rhode Islanders of their illustrious founder and champion of religious freedom.
Marble by Franklin Simmons.Given in 1872; located in Senate connecting corridor, 2nd floor.The National Statuary Hall Collection
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1928 - Valley Forge Prayer - Washington - #645
645 Valley Forge Commemorative Stamps of 1928
Cat. # 645
Design # A193
Perf 11
Unwatermarked
Denomination: 2c
Color: carmine rose
Date of Issue: May 26, 1928
Prices:
Stamp Single:
MNH - 5.00
Mint - 3.50
Used - 2.10
Blk of 4 - Mint - 19.00 Used - 12.50
PB#6 - 32.50 NH - 45.00
On cover - .75
645a lake Mint - --- MNH - --- (rare)
Proofs:
645P (1) Large Die, India - 2c - 800.00
645P (1a) Large Die, White Wove - 2c - 750.00
645P (2) Small Die, White or yellowish wove - 2c - 850.00
First Day Cities: Valley Forge, PA/6 other Cities
Quantity Issued: Stamps 101,330,328 FDC's (??? )
Purpose: This stamp commemorates the 150th Anniversary of George Washington's encampment at Valley Forge, PA. It depicts his prayer for the nation. It reads "In God We Trust".
FDC Prices:
[ ] 4.00 single [ ] ____ pair
[ ] ___ block of 4 [ ] _____ Plate Block of 4
Valley Forge, PA - 4.00
Cleveland, OH - 67.50
Lancaster, PA - 4.00
Morristown, PA - 4.00
Philadelphia, PA - 4.00
West Chester, PA - 4.00
Cleveland, Midwestern Philatelic Station Cancellation - 4.00
Stamp Size: 0.74 inches x 0.65 inches vert.
Designed by _____________________
Subject: George Washington at prayer, Valley Forge, PA 1778
Text: "Valley Forge / 1778 1928 / In God We Trust"
Flat Press Printing Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100
Plate numbers used =
The Prayer at Valley Forge / painted by H. Brueckner ; engd. by John C. McRae. New York : John C. McRae, c1866.
George Washington praying under trees; military camp in background.
Here are his words written to the Rev. Israel Evans, Chaplain to Poor's New Hampshire Brigade. Mr. Evans had caused his sermon, as delivered at Gulph Mills the day before the entry into Valley Forge, to be printed by Francis Bailey at Lancaster and one of these imprints reached Washington March 12, 1778. From Headquarters, Valley Forge, the next day, March 13, Washington wrote Mr. Evans as follows:
"Revd. Sir: Your favor of the 17th. Ulto., inclosing the discourse which you delivered on the 18th. of December; the day set a part for a general thanksgiving; to Genl. Poors' Brigade, never came to my hands till yesterday.
"I have read this performance with equal attention and pleasure, and at the same time that I admire, and feel the force of the reasoning which you have displayed through the whole, it is more especially incumbent upon me to thank you for the honorable, but partial mention you have made of my character; and to assure you, that it will ever be the first wish of my heart to aid your pious endeavors to inculcate a due sense of the dependence we ought to place in that all wise and powerful Being on whom alone our success depends; and moreover, to assure you, that with the respect and regard, I am, etc."
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