1952 U.S. Postage Stamp Issues

Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1952

President: Harry S Truman · Postmaster General: Jesse M. Donaldson

Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per oz · Postcard Rate: 2¢ · Air Mail Rate: 6¢ per oz.

Commemorative Postage Stamps of 1952
Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates


The Betsy Ross Stamp Philadelphia, PA - Jan. 2, 1952 116,175,000 issued	The 4-H Clubs Stamp Springfield, OH - Jan. 15, 1952 115,945,000 issued	Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Charter Baltimore, MD - Feb. 28, 1952 112,540,000 issued


The AAA Safety Program Stamp Chicago, IL - Mar. 4, 1952 117,415,000 issued	North Atlantic Treaty Organization Washington, D.C. - Apr. 4, 1952 400 Subject Plates - 2,899,580,000 issued	The Grand Coulee Dam Stamp Grand Coulee, WA - May 15, 1952 114,540,000 issued


Marquis de Lafayette Stamp Georgetown, SC - June 13, 1952 113,135,000 issued	The Civil Engineers Stamp Chicago, IL - Sep. 6, 1952 113,860,000 issued	The Women in Armed Services Stamp Washington, D.C. - Sep. 11, 1952 124,260,000 issued


The Gutenberg Bible Stamp Washington, D.C. - Sep. 30, 1952 115,735,000 issued	The Newspaper Boys Stamp Philadelphia, PA - Oct. 4, 1952 115,430,000 issued	The International Red Cross Stamp New York, NY - Nov. 21, 1952 136,220,000 issued

Rotary Press - Perf 10½ x 11 - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates


The Mount Rushmore Memorial Stamp Keystone, SD - Aug. 11, 1952 116,255,000 issued

The Air Mail Stamp of 1952
Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates

Scott C46 - The 80¢ Hawaii Air Mail Stamp

The 80¢ Hawaii Air Mail Stamp
Honolulu, HI - Mar. 26, 1952
18,876,800 issued

The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1952:

Ordinary issue:

There were no new Regular Issue stamps issued in 1952.

Commemoratives:

Scott 1004 - The 3¢ Betsy Ross Stamp - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1005 - The 3¢ 4-H Clubs - Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1006 - The 3¢ Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Charter Stamp - Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1007 - The 3¢ American Automobile Association Safety Program - Designer: Chickering - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1008 - The 3¢ North Atlantic Treaty Organization Stamp - Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1009 - The 3¢ Grand Coulee Dam Stamp- Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: H. F. Fitcher
Scott 1010 - The 3¢ Marquis de Lafayette Stamp - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1011 - The 3¢ Mount Rushmore Memorial Stamp - Designer: Wm. K. Schrage - Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1012 - The 3¢ Civil Engineers Stamp - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1013 - The 3¢ Women in Armed Services Stamp - Designer: Wm. K. Schrage - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1014 - The 3¢ Gutenberg Bible Stamp - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1015 - The 3¢ Newspaper Boys Stamp - Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1016 - The 3¢ International Red Cross Stamp - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. A. Brooks

Air Mail:

Scott C46 - The 80¢ Hawaii Air Mail Stamp - Plane over Diamond Head

Special Delivery:

There were no new Special Delivery stamps issued in 1952.

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