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Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1958 |
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President: Dwight David Eisenhower · Postmaster
General: Arthur E. Summerfield |
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Jan. 1 - July 31 Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per oz
· Postcard Rate: 2¢ · Air Mail Rate:
6¢ per oz. |
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Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 Domestic Letter Rate: 4¢ per oz ·
Postcard Rate: 3¢ · Air Mail Rate:
7¢ per oz. |
Commemorative Postage Stamps of 1958
Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates
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U.S. Pavilion at the Brussels
Exhibition
Detroit, MI - Apr. 17, 1958
113,660,200 issued |
200th Anniversary of Monroe's Birth
Montross, VA - Apr. 28, 1958
280 Subject Plates - 120,196,580 issued |
Minnesota Statehood Centenary
Saint Paul, MN - May 11, 1958
120,805,200 issued |
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Home of George Mason - Gunston Hall
Lorton, VA - June 12, 1958
108,415,200 issued |
Atlantic Cable Centenary
New York City, NY - Aug. 15, 1958
114,570,200 issued |
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Centenary
Freeport, IL - Aug. 27, 1958
114,860,200 issued |
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Overland Mail Centenary
San Francisco, CA - Oct. 10, 1958
125,770,200 issued |
Fort Duquesne Bicentennial
Pittsburgh, PA - Nov. 25, 1958
124,200,200 issued |
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Giori Press Printings - Perf 11 x 11
- 200 Subject Plates
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International Geophysical Year Stamp
Chicago, IL - May 31, 1958
125,815,200 issued |
"Champion of Liberty"
Simon Bolivar
Washington, D.C. - July 24, 1958
288 Subject Plates - 39,743,640 issued |
"Champion of Liberty"
Lajos Kossuth
Washington, D.C. - Sept. 19, 1958
288 Subject Plates - 44,064,576 issued |
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Forest Conservation Stamp
Tucson, AZ - Oct. 27, 1958
156,600,200 issued |
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Rotary Press - Perf 10½ x 11 - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates
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Gardening Horticulture Stamp
Ithaca, NY - Mar. 15, 1958
122,765,200 issued |
The Mackinac Bridge Stamp
Mackinac Bridge, MI - June 25, 1958
107,195,200 issued |
"Champion of Liberty" - Simon Bolivar
Washington, D.C. - July 24, 1958
280 Subject Plates - 115,745,280 issued |
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"Champion of Liberty" -
Lajos Kossuth
Washington, D.C. - Sept. 19, 1958
280 Subject Plates - 120,561,280 issued |
Freedom of the Press Stamp
Columbia, MO - Sept. 22, 1958
118,390,200 issued |
Noah Webster Stamp
West Hartford, CT - Oct. 16, 1958
280 Subject Plates - 114,114,280 issued |
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The Air Mail Stamp of 1954
Rotary Press - 400 Subject Electric Eye Plates
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The 5¢ Eagle in Flight Air Mail Stamp
Colorado Springs, CO - July 31, 1958
Perf 11 x 10½ - 72,480,000 issued |
The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Air Mail Stamp
Philadelphia, PA - July 31, 1958
Perf 10½ x 11 - 1,326,960,000 issued |
The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Coil Stamp
Miami, FL - July 31, 1958
Perf 10 Horizontally - 157,035,000 issued |
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The following postage stamp varieties were
first issued by the U.S. in 1958:
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Ordinary issue:
see also: The
Series of 1954 - "The Liberty Issue"
Scott 1030 - The ½¢ Benjamin Franklin - Dry Printing - May 1958
Scott 1036a - The 4¢ Abraham Lincoln - Booklet Pane - Dry Printing - July 31, 1958
Scott 1042 - New Design 8¢ Statue of Liberty - Giori Press
Printing - March 22, 1958
Scott 1045a - The 12¢ Benjamin Harrison - Tagged - May 6, 1968
Scott 1046 - The 15¢ John Jay - Untagged - Dec. 12, 1958
Scott 1048 - The 25¢ Paul Revere - April 18, 1958
Scott 1050 - The 40¢ John Marshall - Dry Printing - April 1958
Scott 1051 - The 50¢ Susan B. Anthony - Dry Printing - April 1958
Scott 1052 - The $1 Patrick Henry - Dry Printing - Oct. 1958
Scott 1057 - The 3¢ Statue of Liberty Coil - Dry Printing - Small Holes: Mar.
1958
Scott 1058 - The 4¢ Abraham Lincoln Coil - Dry Printing -
Large Holes: July 31, 1958
Commemoratives:
Scott 1100 - The 3¢ Gardening Horticulture Stamp
- Designer: Denver Gillen - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1104 - The 3¢ U.S. Pavilion at the Brussels Exhibition
- Designer: Bradbury Thompson - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1105 - The 3¢ 200th Anniversary of President Monroe's Birth
- Designer: Frank Conley - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1106 - The 3¢ Minnesota Statehood Centenary
- Designer: Homer Hill - Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1107 - The 3¢ International Geophysical Year Stamp
- Designer: Ervine Metzl - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1108 - The 3¢ Home of George Mason - Gunston Hall
- Designer: Rene Clarke - Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1109 - The 3¢ Mackinac Bridge Stamp
- Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1110 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Simon Bolivar
- Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1111 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Simon Bolivar
- Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1112 - The 4¢ Atlantic Cable Centenary
- Designer: George Giusti - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1115 - The 4¢ Lincoln-Douglas Debate Centenary
- Designer: Ervine Metzl - Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1117 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Lajos Kossuth
- Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1118 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Lajos Kossuth
- Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1119 - The 4¢ Freedom of the Press Stamp
- Designer: Lester Beall - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1120 - The 4¢ Overland Mail Centenary
- Designer: William H. Buckley - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1121 - The 4¢ Noah Webster Stamp
- Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1122 - The 4¢ Forest Conservation Stamp
- Designer: Rudolph Wendelin - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1123 - The 4¢ Fort Duquesne Bicentennial
- Designer: William H. Buckley - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Air Mail:
Scott C50 - The 5¢ Eagle in Flight Air Mail Stamp
Scott C51 - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Air Mail Stamp
Scott C51a - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Booklet Pane - San
Antonio, TX - July 31, 1958
Scott C52 - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Coil Stamp
Special Delivery:
There were no new Special Delivery stamps
issued in 1958.
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