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Designs of the 1975 Series - The Americana Issue Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing · Perforations: Sheet stamps are perforated 11x10.5; Coil stamps are perforated 10 vertically - unless noted otherwise - Print Method: (unless noted otherwise) Sheet: Rotary Press (EE), plates of 400, split into 4 panes of 100 · Coil: Cottrell Press 432 stamp plates, rolls of 500 & 3000 stamps · Booklet: 3-color Intaglio (B) Press Tagging: Overall tagged unless stated otherwise; pre-cancelled stamps were not tagged · Overall stamp size: 0.84 x 0.99 in. Designers: All designers, modelers and engravers worked for the BEP, unless noted otherwise - "KML&G" is used as an abbreviation for the design firm of Kramer, Miller, Lomden & Glassman Quantity Issued: Official quantities issued for most of these stamps were not released or are simply unknown. |
| Roots of Democracy in America First Day Ceremony (1¢-4¢): 12/8/1977 - St. Louis MO · The 1¢ & 4¢ stamps were not issued to meet any existing postal rate requirement | ||||||||||
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Design Size: 19.05 x 22.098 mm* | Scott | Type | Collectible Varieties | ||||||
| 1¢ dark blue
"Inkwell and Quill" "The Ability to Write · A Root of Democracy" on greenish paper First Day for the coil stamp: 3/6/1980 New York City Design Firm: Kramer, Miller, Lomden & Glassman Modeler: Clarence Holbert Engravers: Edward P. Archer (vignette); A. Saaverdra (lettering) |
1581 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny and dull gum | PL # blk (4); margin blk w/"Use Zip Codes"; horiz. gutter pr.; hollow numeral |
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| 1581a | untagged sheet stamp; Bureau precanceled | |||||||||
| 1581c | sheet stamp; white paper; dull gum | --- | ||||||||
| 1581d | untagged sheet stamp; not precanceled | dull and shiny gum | ||||||||
| 1811 | horizontal coil (dull and shiny gum) | Note: There are no plate numbers on the coil stamps (cut away with selvage); both 1811a and 1811 may have joint lines (JLP) | ||||||||
| 1811a | imperforate coil pair | |||||||||
| 1811b | horiz. coil tagging omitted | |||||||||
| 2¢ red brown
"Speaker's Stand" "Freedom to Speak Out · A Root of Democracy" on greenish paper · usage: makeup postage Designer/Modeler: V. Jack Ruther · Engravers: Joseph S. Creamer, Jr. (vignette) · Dennis Brown (lettering) |
1582 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny and dull gum | PB(4); ZIP Blk (4);
margin block w/"Use Zip Codes" (1582 only); scarlet color variety |
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| 1582b | tagged; cream paper; dull gum (1981) | |||||||||
| 1582a | untagged sheet stamp; Bureau precanceled | |||||||||
| 1582c | untagged sheet stamp; not precanceled | --- | ||||||||
| 3¢ olive green
"Early Ballot Box" "To Cast a Free Ballot · A Root of Democracy" on greenish paper · usage: makeup postage Designer/Modeler: C. Holbert Engravers: Thomas R. Hipschen (vignette) · James L. Goodbody (lettering) |
1584 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny and dull gum | PB (4);"Use Zip Codes";
Zip block; vert. gutter pair; olive brown & light to black brown |
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| 1584a | untagged sheet stamp; Bureau precanceled | PB (4); ZIP Blk (4) | ||||||||
| 1584b | untagged sheet stamp; not precanceled | --- | ||||||||
| 4¢ rose magenta
"Books, Bookmark, Eyeglasses" "A Public That Reads · A Root of Democracy" on cream paper · usage: makeup postage Designer/Modeler: V. J. Ruther · Engravers: Edward P. Archer (vignette) · Robert G. Cullin, Sr. (lettering) |
1585 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny and dull gum | PB(4);"Use Zip Codes"; Zip Blk (4) | |||||||
| 1585a | untagged sheet stamp; precanceled | PB (4); ZIP Blk (4) | ||||||||
| 1585b | untagged; not precanceled | dull & shiny gum | ||||||||
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Souvenir Pages: Scott SP376 with one each of the1¢-4¢ stamps; Scott SP392 with the 1¢ Inkwell coil |
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| Rights and Freedoms of the American People | ||||||||||
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Size: 19.05 x 22.098 mm (sheet); 19.3 x 21.8 mm (coil) - 18.3 x 21.1 mm (booklet) |
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| 9¢ slate green "Dome
of Capitol" "Right of People Peaceably to Assemble" on gray paper · issued to meet a new postcard rate, effective Dec. 28, 1978 Sheet and Coil stamps - First Days: Sheet Stamp: 11/24/1975 D.C.; Coil: 3/5/1976 Milwaukee WI Designer: Walter Brooks · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Engravers: Kenneth Kipperman (vignette) James L. Goodbody (lettering) Booklet stamps - First Day 3/11/1977 NYC Designer: Esther Porter · Modeler: Esther Porter · Engravers: Edward P. Archer (vignette) · Dennis Brown (lettering) |
1590 | 17.5 x 20.5mm; single from setenant booklet pane Sc1623a; perf 11 x 10.5 - white paper | pair with full horizontal gutter between; setenant pair w/13¢ | |||||||
| 1590A | 17.5 x 20.5mm; single from
Sc1623Bc; perf 10 x 9.75 - on white paper |
setenant pair with 13¢ | ||||||||
| 1591 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny and dull gum | PB (4);"Use Zip Codes"; Zip block (4); hollow numeral | ||||||||
| 1591a | untagged sheet stamp; precanceled | PB (4); ZIP Blk (4) | ||||||||
| 1591b | untagged sheet stamp; not precanceled | --- | ||||||||
| 1616 | tagged sidewise coil stamp | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1616b | untagged, Bureau precanceled coil | shiny and dull gum; JLP | ||||||||
| 1616a | tagged imperforate coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1616c | untagged, imperf. precanceled coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
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Souvenir Pages: SP377 (Sc1591); SP398 (Sc1616) |
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| 10¢ violet
"Contemplation of Justice" "People's Right to Petition for Redress" on gray paper · issued to meet a new postcard rate, to be effective May 29, 1978 First Days: Sheet Stamp: 11/17/1977 NYC; Coil Stamp: 11/4/1977 Tampa FL Designer: Walter Brooks · Modeler: V. J. Ruther Vignette: K. Kipperman · Lettering: R. G. Cullin, Sr. |
1592 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny and dull gum | PB (4);"Use Zip Codes"; Zip block (4); hollow numeral | |||||||
| 1592a | untagged; Bureau precanceled (Chicago) | PB (4); ZIP Blk (4) | ||||||||
| 1592b | untagged sheet stamp; not precanceled | --- | ||||||||
| 1617 | tagged sidewise coil (shiny and dull gum) | joint line pair; hollow numeral | ||||||||
| 1617a | untagged, Bureau precanceled coil | shiny and dull gum; JLP | ||||||||
| 1617b | imperforate coil pair | shiny and dull gum; JLP | ||||||||
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Souvenir Pages: SP378 (Sc1592); SP398A (Sc1617) |
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| 11¢ orange
"Early American Printing Press" "Liberty Depends on Freedom of the Press" First Day: 11/13/1975 Philadelphia PA · on gray paper Issued to be used in combination with the 13¢ stamp to pay the 2nd oz. on a 1st class letter, effective 12/28/1975 Designer: Walter Brooks · Modeler: V. J. Ruther Vignette: K. Kipperman · Lettering: Albert Saavedra |
1593 | tagged sheet stamp | PB (4);"Use Zip Codes"; Zip block; vert. gutter pair | |||||||
| 1593a | tagging omitted | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP379 (Sc1593) |
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| 12¢ red brown
"Torch, Statue of Liberty" "Freedom of Conscience · An American Right" First Day (sheet and coil): 4/8/1981 Dallas TX · on beige paper Issued to pay the existing first class pre-sort rate, and a new postcard rate, effective 11/1/1981 Designer: George Mercer · Modeler: V. J. Ruther Vignette: Edward P. Archer · Lettering: Albert Saavedra |
1594 | tagged sheet stamp | PB (4); ZIP Blk (4) | |||||||
| 1594a | tagging omitted | --- | ||||||||
| 1816 | tagged sidewise coil | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1816a | untagged sidewise coil | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1816c | untagged coil on reddish beige paper | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1816b | imperforate sidewise coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
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Souvenir Pages: SP380 (Sc1594 & 1816 - both the sheet and coil stamp) |
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| Symbols of America | ||||||||||
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Design Size: 19.05 x 22.098 mm* | Scott | Type | Collectible Varieties | ||||||
| 13¢
multi-colored "Eagle and Shield" "One Nation Indivisible · E Pluribus Unum" First Day: 12/1/1975 Juneau AK · on cream paper Printed on the Andreotti Press (Photogravure) Paid the new 1st-class letter rate of 13¢, effective 12/31/1975 Designer: James L. Womer, KML&G · Modeler: V. J. Ruther Vignette: Edward P. Archer · Lettering: James F. Goodbody |
1596 | perf 11.2 (holes line up at corner stamps) | PB(12); PB(20) w/6 pl#'s; "Use Correct ZIP code" blk; vertical gutter pair; red or black missing color are altered forgeries | |||||||
| 1596d | line
perforated, perf 11 (holes do not line up perfectly) |
PB(12) w/6 PL# | ||||||||
| 1596b | perf 11.2 yellow omitted color error | --- | ||||||||
| 1596a | imperforate pair | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP381 (Sc1596) |
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| 13¢ brown
"Liberty Bell" "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land" First Day (bklt panes of 6, 7 or 8): 10/31/1975 Cleveland OH This was the 1st "Americana" stamp, and was issued to meet the new 1st-class letter rate of 13¢, effective 12/31/1975 First Day (coil stamp): 11/25/1975 Allentown PA First Day (booklet pane of 5): 4/2/1976 Liberty MO Booklets: Combination Press (web mono-color intaglio - plates of 460 subjects, cut into panes of 100, which were subsequently cut to meet the booklet pane requirements) Coil Stamps: Engraved, Combination Press, 460 subject plates, cut into rolls of 100, 500 and 3000 stamps Designer: Bernard Glassman, KML&G · Modeler: V. J. Ruther Vignette: Edward P. Archer · Lettering: Albert Saavedra |
1595 | booklet single | --- | |||||||
| 1595a | booklet pane of 6 | --- | ||||||||
| 1595b | booklet pane of 7 + 1 Label | --- | ||||||||
| 1595c | booklet pane of 8 | --- | ||||||||
| 1595d | booklet pane of 5 + Label | --- | ||||||||
| 1595e | vertical pair imperforate between (from paper foldover - bklt stamp) | |||||||||
| 1595f | tagging omitted (booklet stamp) | --- | ||||||||
| 1595g | horizontal pair imperforated between (from paper foldover - bklt stamp) | |||||||||
| 1618 | tagged sidewise coil - shiny and dull gum | shiny or dull gum;
JLP red brown; dark brown |
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| 1618a | untagged sidewise coil (pre-cancelled) | |||||||||
| 1618b | imperforate coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1618g | coil pair imperforate between (perf 10) | --- | ||||||||
| 1618h | imperf. untagged coil pair pre-cancelled | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP399 (Sc1618) |
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| 15¢
gray, dark blue & red "Fort McHenry Flag" "The Land of the Free · The Home of the Brave" First Day (sheet, coil, bklt): 6/30/78 Baltimore MD; cream paper Issued to pay the new 1st class letter rate, effective 5/29/1978 Sheet stamp: Scott 1597: Engraved - Combination (A) Press, 460-subject plates, cut into panes of 100 stamps Booklets: Scott 1598: Engraved - Web 3-color intaglio - plates of 832 subjects, cut to meet booklet pane requirements Coil Stamps: Engraved, Combination Press, 460 subject plates, cut into rolls of 100, 500 and 3000 stamps Designer: V. Jack Ruther · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Vignette: Thomas R. Hipschen · Lettering: Robert G. Cullin, Sr. Design Size (sheet, coil & booklet): 18.034 x 20.828 mm Tagging: Large block (unless noted otherwise) Quantity printed: 596,700,000 coil stamps and 242,528,000 booklet stamps; the number of sheet stamp printed is unknown |
1597 | sheet stamp; perf 11.2 (holes line up) | PB(6); PB(20) with 1 or 2 plate #s | |||||||
| 1597a | sheet stamp; small block tagging | |||||||||
| 1597d | sheet stamp; tagging omitted | --- | ||||||||
| 1597b | gray missing color error; sheet stamp | --- | ||||||||
| 1597c | imperf. between & top or bottom - strip (3) | 1597c and
1597e are sheet stamps |
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| 1597e | imperforate vertical pair | |||||||||
| 1598 | single from booklet pane - perf 11 x 10.5 | --- | ||||||||
| 1598a | booklet pane of 8 | --- | ||||||||
| 1618C | tagged sidewise coil | --- | ||||||||
| 1618Cd | imperforate tagged sidewise coil pair | --- | ||||||||
| 1618Ce | imperf. between tagged coil pair (perf 10) | --- | ||||||||
| 1618Cf | gray omitted color error tagged coil | --- | ||||||||
| 1618Ci | tagging omitted side-wise coil | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP382 (Sc1597 & Sc1618C combination) |
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| 16¢ blue "Head,
Statue of Liberty" "I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door" Although issued to meet a proposed new 1st class rate, the rate was actually 15¢, so this stamp met no existing rate First Day: 3/31/78 NYC · white paper · intaglio 460-subj. plate Designer: Clarence Holbert · Modeler: Clarence Holbert Vignette: Edward P. Archer · Lettering: Thomas J. Bakos Design Size: 19.304 x 21.844 mm (sheet and coil) |
1599 | sheet stamp - perf 11 x 10.5; intaglio, 460-subject plate, 100-stamp pane | PL# block (4); "Use Correct ZIP code" block (4) |
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| 1619 | overall tagged sidewise coil; darker, bluer background than 1619a; Cottrell press | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1619a | intaglio "B" press; block tagged coil; white background; fractionally smaller than 1619 | no joint line | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP383 (Sc1599 and Sc1619 combination) |
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| America: Historic Places and Signaling Devices | ||||||||||
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Design Size: 19.05 x 22.098 mm* | Scott | Type (perf 11 x 10.5) | Collectible Varieties | ||||||
| 24¢ red "Old
North Church, Boston" "Midnight Ride · One if by Land, Two if by Sea" 1st Day: 11/14/1975 Boston MA · Cottrell Press on blue paper issued to meet a new rate for the first two ounces on 1st-class postage, effective 12/28/1975 Designer: Bernard Glassman, KML&G · Modeler: V. J. Ruther Vignette: Edward P. Archer · Lettering: James L. Goodbody |
1603 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny gum 100 stamps per pane |
plate # block (4);
"Mail Early in the Day"; Use ZIP Code; "Mr. ZIP" |
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| 1603a | tagging omitted | |||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP384 (Sc1603) |
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| 28¢ brown "Fort
Nisqually, Washington" "Remote Outpost · New Nation Building Westward" First Day: 8/11/1978 Tacoma WA · Intaglio on blue paper Note: this stamp is slightly wider and shorter · issued to meet the rate for the first two ounces of 1st-class postage Designer: James Schleyer · Modeler: Clarence Holbert Vignette: Joseph S. Creamer, Jr. · Lettering: Albert Saavedra Design Size: 19.304 x 21.844 mm (sheet and coil) |
1604 | tagged sheet stamp; 100 stamps per pane |
dull and shiny gum; plate # block (4); © U. S. Postal Service"; ® Use Correct ZIP Code; ® Mr. ZIP |
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Souvenir Page: SP385 (Sc1604) |
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| 29¢ blue "Sandy
Hook Lighthouse, NJ" "Lonely Beacon · Protecting Those Upon the Sea" 1st Day: 4/14/78 Atlantic City NJ · Intaglio on light blue paper issued to meet an anticipated new rate for 2 oz. 1st-class postage, effective 5/29/78; when it became 28¢, this stamp became moot, however it did see use on some 3rd class matter, and again after 4/3/91, when the 1st class rate became 29¢ Designer: James Schleyer · Modeler: Clarence Holbert Vignette: John S. Wallace, Jr. · Lettering: Dennis Brown Design Size: 19.304 x 21.844 mm (sheet and coil) |
1605 | tagged sheet stamp; 100 stamps per pane |
dull and shiny gum; plate # block (4); © U. S. Postal Service"; ® Use Correct ZIP Code; ® Mr. ZIP |
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Souvenir Page: SP386 (Sc1605) |
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| 30¢ green "Morris
Township School #2, Devil's Lake, North Dakota" "American Schools · Laying Future Foundations" 1st Day: 8/27/1979 Devil's Lake ND · Intaglio on blue paper This stamp did not meet any current postal rate and was issued primarily to complete the set Designer: James Schleyer · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Vignette: Kenneth Kipperman · Lettering: Gary J. Slaught |
1606 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny gum 100 stamps per pane |
dull gum reported plate # block (4); © U. S. Postal Service"; ® Use Correct ZIP Code; ® Mr. ZIP |
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| 1606a | tagging omitted | |||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP387 (Sc1606) |
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| America's Light | ||||||||||
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Design Size: 19.05 x 22.098 mm · Perf 11 x 11 | Scott | Type | Collectible Varieties | ||||||
| The 50¢-$5
stamps were printed in a two-step process, first on a Miller offset
press and then on a Giori I-8 currency press. These stamps did not satisfy any particular rate requirement but, rather, gradually replaced the higher value Prominent American Series stamps. |
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| 50¢ brown, black
& orange "Iron 'Betty' Lamp, Plymouth Colony, 17th-18th Centuries" "America's Light Sustained by Love of Liberty" First Day: 9/11/1979 San Juan PR· Intaglio on gray paper Designer: James Schleyer · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Vignette: Edward P. Archer · Lettering: Thomas J. Bakos Also referred to as the "Whale Oil Lamp" stamp Flame shifts (of the orange color) are collectible varieties A pinkish, rather than orange, flame is reported |
1608 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny gum 100 stamps per pane |
plate # block (4); © U. S. Postal Service"; ® Use Correct ZIP Code; ® Mr. ZIP | |||||||
| 1608c | tagging omitted | |||||||||
| 1608a | black omitted color error | --- | ||||||||
| 1608b | vertical pair imperforate horizontal | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP388 (Sc1608) |
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| $1 tan, brown,
orange and yellow "Rush Lamp and Candle Holder" "America's Light Fueled by Truth and Reason" First Day: 7/2/1979 San Francisco CA· intaglio on gray paper Designer: James Schleyer · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Vignette: Gary M. Chaconas · Lettering: James L. Goodbody Candle and flame shifts, of the yellow and orange color, and lamp shifts, of the brown color, are collectible varieties |
1610 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny gum 100 stamps per pane |
plate # block (4); © U. S. Postal Service"; ® Use Correct ZIP Code; ® Mr. ZIP | |||||||
| 1610d | tagging omitted | |||||||||
| 1610a | brown omitted color error | --- | ||||||||
| 1610b | tan, orange & yellow omitted error | --- | ||||||||
| 1610c | brown color inverted; "CIA" invert | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP389 (Sc1610) |
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| $2 dark
green, orange and yellow "Kerosene Table Lamp" "America's Light Will Shine Over All the Land" First Day: 11/16/1978 NYC · Intaglio on gray paper Designer: James Schleyer · Modeler: Clarence Holbert Vignette: Joseph S. Creamer, Jr. · Lettering: Robert G. Cullin, Sr. Flame shifts, of the yellow and orange color are collectible |
1611 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny gum 100 stamps per pane |
plate # block (4); © U. S. Postal Service"; ® Use Correct ZIP Code; ® Mr. ZIP | |||||||
| 1611a | tagging omitted | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP390 (Sc1611) |
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| $5 red brown, yellow
and orange "Railroad Conductor's Lantern" "America's Light Leads Her Generations Onward" First Day: 8/23/1979 Boston MA · Intaglio on gray paper Designer: James Schleyer · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Vignette: Gary M. Chaconas · Lettering: Dennis Brown |
1612 | tagged sheet stamp; shiny gum 100 stamps per pane |
plate # block (4); © U. S. Postal Service"; ® Use Correct ZIP Code; ® Mr. ZIP | |||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP391 (Sc1612) |
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| Music of America Note: these stamps can not form a mini-set since there is no stamp with the legend in the upper right corner | ||||||||||
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Design Size: 19.304 x 21.844 mm · Perf 10 vertically | Scott | Type (Coil rolls of 500 and 3000) | Collectible Varieties | ||||||
| 7.7¢ brown "Saxhorns" "Marching to the Music of the Union" 1st Day: 11/20/1976 NYC · Intaglio on canary paper Designer: Susan Robb · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Engravers: Kenneth Kipperman & A. Saavedra (lettering) Usage: 3rd class bulk mail decreased rate, effective 7/18/76 |
1614 | overall tagged sidewise coil | joint line pair | |||||||
| 1614a | untagged bureau precancel coil | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1614b | imperf. untagged bureau precancel pr. | joint line pair | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP395 (Sc1614) |
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| 3.1¢ brown "Six-string
Guitar" "Listen with Love to the Music of the Land" 1st Day: 10/25/1979 Shreveport LA · Intaglio on yellow paper Designer: George Mercer · Modeler: Clarence Holbert Vignette: Gary M. Chaconas · Lettering: Albert Saavedra Usage: this was the first coil issued specifically for non-profit use and paid the 3rd-class rate for non-profit bulk mail. |
1613 | overall tagged sidewise coil | dull and shiny gum; joint line pair; hollow numeral | |||||||
| 1613a | untagged bureau precancel coil | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1613b | imperforate coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP393 (Sc1613) |
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| 7.9¢ carmine "Drum" "Beat the Drum for Liberty and the Spirit of '76" First Day: 4/23/1976 Miami FL · Intaglio on canary paper Designer: Bernard Glassman, KML&G · Modeler: V. J. Ruther Vignette: E. P. Archer · Lettering: A. Saavedra & J. Goodbody Usage: 3rd class bulk mail rate, effective 12/31/75 |
1615 | tagged sidewise coil | dull or shiny
gum; joint line pair |
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| 1615a | untagged bureau precancel coil | |||||||||
| 1615b | imperforate coil pair | --- | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP396 (Sc1615) |
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| 8.4¢ blue "Steinway
Grand Piano" "Peace Unites a Nation Like Harmony in Music" 1st Day: 7/13/1978 Interlochen MI · Intaglio on canary paper Designer: V. Jack Ruther · Modeler: V. Jack Ruther Vignette: Gary M. Chaconas · Lettering: James L. Goodbody Usage: 3rd class bulk mail increased rate, effective 5/29/78 |
1615C | overall tagged sidewise
coil; shiny gum |
joint line pair | |||||||
| 1615Cd | untagged bureau precancel coil | dull or shiny gum; joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1615Ce | imperf. between bureau precancel coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1615Cf | imperf. bureau precancel coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP397 (Sc1615C) |
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| 3.5¢ purple "Weaver
Violins" "The Music of America is Freedom's Symphony" 1st Day: 6/23/1980 Williamsburg PA · Intaglio on canary paper Designer: George Mercer · Modeler: Clarence Holbert Vignette: Gary M. Chaconas · Lettering: James L. Goodbody Usage: 3rd class non-profit bulk mail increased rate, effective 7/6/1980 |
1813 | overall tagged sidewise coil | dull and shiny gum; joint line pair |
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| 1813a | untagged bureau precancel coil | joint line pair | ||||||||
| 1813b | imperforate coil pair | joint line pair | ||||||||
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Souvenir Page: SP394 (Sc1813) |
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