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Three Postal Treasures, First Day Covers, and 1975 Mint Stamps - $10 (Midlothian)
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Three Postal Treasures Sets with Six Commemorative Stamps
Stamps included in the set include:
1) 1962 4 cent Dag Hammarskjold
(Two Stamps)
U.S. #1203 was issued in honor of United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, who had died in a plane crash a year earlier. Hammarskjold (1905-61), of Sweden, was the second Secretary-General of the U.N., and the only person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after his death. U.S. President John F. Kennedy called Hammarskjold the greatest statesman of our century.
This stamp is also notable for an invert error that occurred, which caused the yellow background to be inverted most obviously with a white shadow next to the United Nations building in the design. The error led the postmaster general to authorize a special printing, resulting in U.S. #1204.
Issue Date: October 23, 1962
City: New York, New York
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Black, brown and yellow
2) United States in Space (3 Stamps)
1948 3c Fort Bliss Centennial
A theme of old and new is featured on U.S. #976 – the centennial issue commemorating Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas. The design of the stamp features a 19th century Spanish-style mission to commemorate its role as a key defense for the region. It also pictures a rocket launch, signifying the fort’s history in the development of the American rocket program.
Fort Bliss was one of the first American military bases to test rockets and train people in their use. In 1946, many of the German scientists freed by U.S. spies in World War II were stationed at Fort Bliss. The facility remains a primary training ground for U.S. military rocket personnel and testing.
Issue Date: November 5, 1948
City: El Paso, Texas
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Henna brown
1971 8c Decade of Space Achievement
These stamps were issued as an attached pair to coincide with the flight of Apollo XV and to mark the 10th anniversary of John Glenn's Project Mercury flight, which sent the first man into orbit. (US Stamps #1434-1435)
Issue Date: August 2, 1971
City: Kennedy Space Center, FL and Huntsville, AL
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
3) Mothers of America (1 Stamp)
Special Printing – Issued Imperforate with and without Gum
Issue Date: March 15, 1935
First City: Washington, DC
Part of the Farley’s Follies
On March 15, 1935, the US Post Office reissued 20 stamps known as “Farley’s Special Printings,” which were the result of the biggest stamp scandal of the time – “Farley’s Follies.”
The story of Farley’s Follies begins with the issue of the 1933 Newburgh Peace commemorative, Scott #727. Farley removed several first-run sheets of #727 from the printing presses before they were gummed or perforated, and autographed them. He gave these stamps to President Franklin Roosevelt, Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, the president’s secretary Louis Howe, various Post Office Department officials, and each of his children.
These ungummed and imperforate stamps were not available to the public – Farley was creating precious philatelic rarities and distributing them to his boss and friends. Needless to say, the philatelic community was outraged. However, when a New York City stamp dealer declared he had a sheet of 200 ungummed, imperforate Mother’s Day stamps signed by the postmaster general for sale, and that he had insured them for $20,000.00, the general public was upset as well. It was estimated that 160 of Farley’s special sheets had been distributed… at $20,000.00 a sheet, that meant a total value of $3,200,000.00!
A recall was suggested but deemed impossible. Finally, the Post Office came up with a solution – the reissue in sheet form of all the stamps issued since March 4, 1933, in ungummed condition, all but the first two imperforate and in sufficient numbers to satisfy public demand! These new stamps were issued on March 15, 1935.
“Farley’s Follies” were issued in large sheets that are way too big to fit in stamp albums. So many collectors snapped up blocks and pairs in a variety of formats instead. They not only fit, but these key formats are an easy way to understand the stamp printing process.
Stamps: Set of Christmas Themed First Day of Issue Covers
This is a set of three Christmas themed first day of issue covers.
**The first envelope is a beautiful display piece measuring 4.25" x 7.5". The featured stamp is an original US Stamp, postmarked on the First Day of Issue, matched with an exact Proof Replica on a Gleaming Surface of 22kt Gold. Produced with a Raised Relief, the Golden Replica stamp gives a wonderful 3-D like effect that is truly stunning! Also included is an information card containing a brief biography/history of the featured subject. •From the Golden Replicas of United States Stamps First Day Cover Collection Produced & Issued by the Postal Commemorative Society
•Issue Date of Stamp / First Day Postmark: October 20, 1988
•First Day City & Zip: Berlin, New Hampshire, 03570 (Chosen to honor songwriter Irving Berlin)
**The second envelope has two first day of issue marks for October 23, 1974 and November 15, 1974, both from Zip Code 10001, New York City, USA along with the stamp matching the cachet and two other Christmas stamps issued that year. This is a classic cover either made by ArtCraft or ArtMaster. Very Good Condition.
**The third envelope has a first day of issue mark for October 31, 1996, from Majuro Marshall Islands. The obverse provides a detail of the stamp and a short history of the image presented in the stamp. Fine Condition.
Stamps: United States Postal Service 1975 Mint Set of Commemorative Stamps
This includes all 28 commemoratives issued in 1975 in mint condition. This includes:
Paul Lawrence Dunbar (1554) – American writer and poet, Dunbar was the son of an escaped slave. His writing greatly contributed to a greater understanding of African American heritage.
D.W. Griffith (#1555) – Griffith was a pioneer of the silver screen. He refined movie techniques, like close-ups and fade-outs, and discovered the talents of stars such as Lillian Gish and Mary Pickford.
Mariner 10 (#1557) – Mariner 10 swung within 3,600 miles of Venus in 1974. Afterward, it made the first near examination ever of Mercury, the smallest planet.
Lexington and Concord (# 1563) – The Battles of Lexington and Concord are traditionally remembered as the first events of the Revolutionary War, and the site of the “shot heard ‘round the world.”
Apollo-Soyuz (#1569-70)– Apollo-Soyuz was the first mission undertaken by Russian and American astronauts in a joint, peaceful quest into outer space. Issued as an attached pair, these stamps illustrate the main objective of the mission, which was a successful docking in space.
U.S. Postal Service Bicentennial (#1572-75)– This block of four stamps displays the different modes of transportation used for conveying mail over the years by road, rail, air, and space.
Christmas (#1579)– This Christmas issue shows a detail of “The Madonna and Child,” painted by Italian artist Domenico di Tommaso Ghirlandaio. Because postage rates for late 1975 were uncertain, both Christmas stamps were issued with no denomination; they were the first non-denominated U.S. stamps.
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