Stamps of the United States
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1840sEdit
Provisional stampsEdit
Providence, RI
5¢, 1846
imperforateAlexandria, D. C.,
5¢, 1846
imperforateNew York, NY]],
5¢, 1845
imperforate
St. Louis, MO
5¢, 10¢, 1845; 20¢, 1846
imperforate
1847 IssueEdit
Imperforate. Printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson
Benjamin Franklin, 5¢
Premier timbre des États-Unis (First US stamp)George Washington, 10¢
This was the first series of federally issued US postage stamps. They were issued under an act of congress on March 3, 1847 and first sold in New York City on July 1, 1847. (Ref. National Postal Museum)
1850sEdit
1851-57 IssueEdit
Imperforate. Printed by Toppan, Carpenter, Chasilear & Co.
Thomas Jefferson
5¢, 1856
1857-61 IssueEdit
Perforated 15. Printed by Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
1860sEdit
1861-66 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
Andrew Jackson
2¢, 1863, the "Black Jack"Abraham Lincoln
15¢ 1866
1867 IssueEdit
Perforated 12 and grilled. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
1869 IssueEdit
Perforated 12 and grilled. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
1870sEdit
1870-71 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
Edwin M. Stanton, 7¢
1873 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the Continental Bank Note Co.
1879 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co. on soft porous paper.
Oliver Hazard Perry, 90¢
1880sEdit
1881-82 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
1883 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
1887 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
1890sEdit
1890-93 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
Ulysses S. Grant, 5¢
Daniel Webster, 10¢
1893 Columbian Exposition CommemorativesEdit
World Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois
Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
Columbus in Sight of Land 1¢ |
Landing of Columbus 2¢ |
Landing of Columbus 2¢ |
Columbus Presenting Natives 10¢ |
Columbus Presenting Natives 10¢ |
1894 IssueEdit
Perforated 12. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
James Garfield, 6¢
Daniel Webster, 10¢
1895 IssueEdit
Perforated 12 with double-line "USPS" watermarks. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Benjamin Franklin 1¢, blue |
George Washington 2¢ |
William T. Sherman 5¢ |
1898 IssueEdit
Perforated 12 with double-line watermark. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Benjamin Franklin 1¢, green |
Abraham Lincoln 4¢ |
Ulysses S. Grant 5¢ |
1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition CommemorativesEdit
Father Jacques Marquette on the Mississippi, 1¢ |
Father Jacques Marquette on the Mississippi, 1¢ |
Farming in the West, 2¢ |
Fremont on the Rocky Mountains, 5¢ |
Troops Guarding Train, 8¢ | Hardships of Emigration, 10¢ |
Western Cattle in Storm, $1.00 "Black Bull" |
Flag cancellation mark on 2¢ stamp |
1898 Revenue stampsEdit
1900s-oughtsEdit
1901 EnvelopeEdit
1901 Pan-American Exposition CommemorativesEdit
1902-03 IssueEdit
300 — 1¢ Benjamin Franklin 02/1903 |
301 — 2¢ George Washington 01/1903 |
302 — 3¢ Andrew Jackson 02/1903 |
303 — 4¢ Ulysses S. Grant 02/1903 |
304 — 5¢ Abraham Lincoln 01/1903 |
307 — 10¢ Daniel Webster 02/1903 |
308 — 13¢ William Henry Harrison 11/1902 |
309 — 15¢ Henry Clay 05/1903 |
311 — $1.00 David Glasgow Farragut 11/1903 |
1903 IssueEdit
319. George Washington 2¢ 11/1903 |
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition CommemorativesEdit
Thomas Jefferson, 2¢ |
1907 Jamestown Exposition CommemorativesEdit
Captain John Smith, 1¢ | Pocahontas detail |
Captain John Smith, 1¢ | Powhatan detail |
Founding of Jamestown, 2¢ |
1908-09 IssueEdit
Benjamin Franklin 1¢ |
George Washington 2¢ |
George Washington 3¢ |
George Washington 15¢ |
1908-10 Coil StampsEdit
1909 Lincoln Memorial CommemorativesEdit
1910sEdit
Parcel Post Stamps 1912-13Edit
Further Washington-Franklin IssuesEdit
Curtiss JN4
24¢, 1918
"Inverted Jenny"
1913-1915 Panama-Pacific ExpositionEdit
1920sEdit
Pilgrim Tercentenary Issue of 1920Edit
Huguenot-Walloon tercentenary Issue of 1924Edit
Lexington-Concord Issue of 1925Edit
Norse-American Issue of 1925Edit
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Aeronautics Conference Issue of 1928Edit
James Garfield
6¢, 1929
cancelled "Kans."
1930sEdit
Graf Zeppelin
65¢, 1930Mount Vernon
1¢, 1936Martin Van Buren
8¢, 1939
National Parks Issue of 1934Edit
Army Issue of 1936-1937Edit
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Territorial Issues of 1937Edit
Presidential Issues of 1938Edit
1940sEdit
1950sEdit
1960sEdit
Mary Cassatt, 5¢, 1966 (Mr. Zip in margin)
1970sEdit
Edgar Lee Masters, 6¢, 1970
LOVE Stamp, 8c, 1973, designed by Robert Indiana
Robert Frost, 10¢, 1974
American Bicentennial Issue: Flag Series, 1976Edit
US local stampsEdit
1845, Boyd's City Express 2¢ #20L4 (black on green)
1877, Hussey's Special Message & Letter Post. Reprint. #87L56
Pony Express 25¢,
used at Virginia City