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Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1960


President:
Dwight David Eisenhower  ·  Postmaster General: Arthur E. Summerfield

Domestic Letter Rate: 4¢ per oz  ·  Postcard Rate: 3¢  ·  Air Mail Rate: 7¢ per oz.

 Commemorative Postage Stamps of 1960
 
Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates
 
Scott 1149 - The 4¢ World Refugee Year Stamp Scott 1152 - The 4¢ Honoring the American Woman Stamp Scott 1154 - The 4¢ Pony Express Centennial Stamp
World Refugee Year Stamp
Washington, D.C. - April 7, 1960
113,195,000 issued
Honoring the American Woman
Washington, D.C. - June 2, 1960
111,080,000 issued
Pony Express Centennial Stamp
Sacramento, CA - July 19, 1960
119,665,000 issued
 
Scott 1162 - The 4¢ National Automobile Show - Wheels of Freedom Stamp Scott 1173 - The 4¢ Echo 1 - Communications for Peace Stamp
Wheels of Freedom Stamp
Detroit, MI - Oct. 15, 1960
109,695,000 issued
Echo 1 - Communications for Peace Stamp
Washington, D.C. - Dec. 15, 1960
124,390,000 issued


Giori Press Printings - Perf 11 x 11
- 200 Subject Plates

    The American Credo Issue (1960-1961)

Scott 1139 - Quotation from Washington's Farewell Address Scott 1140 - Quotation from Benjamin Franklin Scott 1141 - Quotation from Thomas Jefferson
 Washington's Farewell Address
Mount Vernon, VA - Jan. 20, 1960
  126,470,000 issued
 Quotation from Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia, PA - Mar. 31, 1960
  124,560,000 issued
 Quotation from Thomas Jefferson
Charlottesville, VA - May 18, 1960
 115,455,000 issued
Scott 1142 - Quotation from Francis Scott Key Scott 1143 - Quotation from Abraham Lincoln Scott 1144 - Quotation from Patrick Henry
 Quotation from Francis Scott Key
Baltimore, MD - Sept.14, 1960
 122,060,000 issued
Quotation from Abraham Lincoln
New York, NY - Nov. 19, 1960
 120,540,000 issued
 Quotation from Patrick Henry
Richmond, VA - Jan.11, 1961
 113,075,000 issued


Giori Press Printings Contd. - Perf 11 x 11
- 200 Subject Plates

Scott 1145 - 50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America Scott 1148 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Thomas G. Masaryk Scott 1150 - 4¢ Water Conservation Stamp
 50th Anniversary - Boy Scouts of America
Washington, D.C. - Feb. 8, 1960
  139,325,000 issued
 "Champion of Liberty" - Thomas Masaryk
Washington, D.C. - Mar. 7, 1960
288 Subject Plates - 44,215,200 issued
 The Water Conservation Stamp
Washington, D.C. - Apr. 18, 1960
 121,805,000 issued
Scott 1153 - 4¢ American Flag with 50 Stars Scott 1157 - 4¢ Mexican Independence Sesquicentennial Scott 1158 - 4¢ U.S.& Japan Treaty Centennial
 American Flag with 50 Stars
Honolulu, HI - July 4, 1960
  153,025,000 issued
 Mexican Independence Sesquicentennial
Los Angeles, CA - Sept. 16, 1960
112,260,200 issued
U.S. and Japan Treaty Centennial
Washington, D.C. - Sept. 28, 1960
 125,010,000 issued
Scott 1160 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Ignacy Jan Paderewski Scott 1163 - 4¢ Boys' Clubs of America Centenary Stamp Scott 1164 - The 4¢ First Automated Post Office in the U.S. Stamp
"Champion of Liberty" - Jan Paderewski
Washington, D.C. - Oct. 8, 1960
288 Subject Plates - 42,696,000 issued
Boys' Clubs of America Centenary 
New York, NY - Oct. 18, 1960
 123,690,000 issued
First Automated Post Office in the U.S. 
Providence, RI - Oct. 20, 1960
123,970,000 issued
Scott 1166 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Baron Gustaf Mannerheim Scott 1167 - 4¢ 50th Anniversary of the Campfire Girls Scott 1169 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Giuseppe Garibaldi
"Champion of Liberty" -
Washington, D.C. - Oct. 26, 1960
288 Subject Plates - 42,076,800 issued
50th Anniversary of the Campfire Girls  
New York, NY - Nov. 1, 1960
 116,210,000 issued
"Champion of Liberty" -
Washington, D.C. - Nov. 2, 1960
288 Subject Plates - 42,746,400 issued



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

Scott 1146 - The 4c 1960 Winter Olympic Games Scott 1147 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Thomas G. Masaryk Scott 1151 - The 4c South-East Asia Treaty Organization Stamp
1960 Winter Olympic Games
Olympic Valley, CA - Feb. 18, 1960
  124,455,000 issued
"Champion of Liberty" - Thomas Masaryk
Washington, D.C. - Mar. 7, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 113,792,000 issued
South-East Asia Treaty Organization 
Washington, D.C. - May 31, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 115,353,000 issued
Scott 1155 - The 4c "Employ the Handicapped" Stamp Scott 1156 - The 4c World Forestry Congress Stamp Scott 1159 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Ignacy Jan Paderewski
"Employ the Handicapped" Stamp
New York, NY - Aug. 28, 1960
  117,855,000 issued
World Forestry Congress Stamp
Seattle, WA - Aug. 29, 1960
118,185,000 issued
"Champion of Liberty" - Jan Paderewski
Washington, D.C. - Oct. 8, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 119,798,000 issued
Scott 1161 - The 4c Robert A. Taft Memorial Stamp Scott 1165 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Baron Gustaf Mannerheim Scott 1168 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Giuseppe Garibaldi
Robert A. Taft Memorial Stamp 
Cincinnati, OH - Oct 10, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 106,610,000 issued
"Champion of Liberty" - Baron Mannerheim
Washington, D.C. - Oct. 26, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 124,796,000 issued
"Champion of Liberty" - Giuseppe Garibaldi
Washington, D.C. - Nov. 2, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 126,252,000 issued
Scott 1170 - The 4c Walter F. George Memorial Stamp Scott 1171 - The 4c Andrew Carnegie Stamp Scott 1172 - The 4c John Foster Dulles Memorial Stamp
Walter F. George Memorial Stamp
Vienna, GA - Nov. 5, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 124,117,000 issued
Andrew Carnegie Stamp 
New York, NY - Nov. 25, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 119,840,000 issued
John Foster Dulles Memorial Stamp
Washington, D.C. - Dec. 6, 1960
280 Subject Plates - 117,187,000 issued

The Air Mail Stamps of 1960
  
Giori Press - Perf 11 x 11 - 200 Subject Plates

Scott C57 - The 10¢ Liberty Bell Air Mail Stamp Scott C59 - The 25¢ Lincoln Air Mail Stamp
The 10¢ Liberty Bell Air Mail Stamp
Miami, FL - June 10, 1960
39,960,000 issued
The 25¢ Lincoln Air Mail Stamp
San Francisco, CA - Apr. 22, 1960

 Rotary Press - 400 Subject Electric Eye Plates

Scott C60 - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Air Mail Stamp Scott C61 - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Coil Stamp
The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Air Mail 
Arlington, VA - Aug. 12, 1960
 Perf 10½ x 11 - 1,289,460,000 issued
The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Coil 
Atlantic City, NJ - Oct. 22, 1960
Perf 10 Horizontally - 87,140,000 issued
 
The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1960:

Ordinary issue: 

see also: The Series of 1954 - "The Liberty Issue"
Scott 1031A - The 1¼c Palace of Governors - June 17,1960
Scott 1054 - The 1c Washington Coil Stamp - Dry Printing - Small Holes: Feb. 1960
Scott 1054A - 1¼c Palace of Governors Coil Stamp (small and large holes) - 6/17/60

Commemoratives:

Scott 1139 - The 4¢ American Credo - Washington's Farewell Address - Designer: Frank Conley - Engraver: R. J. Jones
Scott 1140 - The 4¢ American Credo - Quotation from Ben Franklin - Designer: Frank Conley - Engraver: R. J. Jones
Scott 1141 - The 4¢ American Credo - Quotation from Thomas Jefferson - Designer: Frank Conley - Engraver: R. J. Jones
Scott 1142 - The 4¢ American Credo - Quotation from Francis S. Key - Designer: Frank Conley - Engraver: R. J. Jones
Scott 1143 - The 4¢ American Credo - Quotation from Abraham Lincoln - Designer: Frank Conley - Engraver: R. J. Jones
Scott 1145 - The 4¢ 50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America - Designer: Norman Rockwell - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1146 - The 4¢ 1960 Winter Olympic Games - Squaw Valley - Designer: Ervine Metzl 
Scott 1147 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Thomas G. Masaryk - Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1148 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Thomas G. Masaryk - Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1149 - The 4¢ World Refugee Year Stamp - Designer: Ervine Metzl  -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1150 - The 4¢ Water Conservation Stamp - Designer: Elmo White  -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1151 - The 4¢ South-East Asia Treaty Organization Stamp - Designer: John Maass - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1152 - The 4¢ Honoring the American Woman Stamp - Designer: Robert Sivard - Engraver: C. A. Brooks 
Scott 1153 - The 4¢ American Flag with 50 Stars - Designer: Stevan  Dohanos - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1154 - The 4¢ Pony Express Centennial Stamp - Designer: Harold von Schmidt - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1155 - The 4¢ "Employ the Handicapped" Stamp - Designer: Carl Bobertz - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1156 - The 4¢ World Forestry Congress Stamp - Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1157 - The 4¢ Mexican Independence Sesquicentennial - Designer: Leon Helguera - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1158 - The 4¢ U.S. and Japan Treaty Centennial - Designer: Gyo Fujikawa - Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1159 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1160 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1161 - The 4¢ Robert A. Taft Memorial Stamp - Designer: Wm. K. Schrage - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1162 - The 4¢ National Automobile Show - Wheels of Freedom - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1163 - The 4¢ Boys' Clubs of America Centenary Stamp - Designer: C. R. Coiner -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1164 - The 4¢ First Automated Post Office in the U.S. Stamp - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1165 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Baron Gustaf Mannerheim - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1166 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Baron Gustaf Mannerheim - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1167 - The 4¢ 50th Anniversary of the Campfire Girls - Designer: H. Edward Oliver -  Engraver: R. M. Bower 
Scott 1168 - The 4¢ Champion of Liberty - Giuseppe Garibaldi - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1169 - The 8¢ Champion of Liberty - Giuseppe Garibaldi - Designer: Arnold Copeland -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 1170 - The 4¢ Walter F. George Memorial Stamp - Designer: Wm. K. Schrage - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1171 - The 4¢ Andrew Carnegie Stamp - Designer: C. R. Chickering - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 1172 - The 4¢ John Foster Dulles Memorial Stamp - Designer: Wm. K. Schrage - Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 1173 - The 4¢ Echo 1 - Communications for Peace Stamp - Designer: Ervine Metzl -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks

Air Mail:

Scott C57 - The 10¢ Liberty Bell Air Mail Stamp
Scott C59 - The 25¢ Lincoln Air Mail Stamp
Scott C60 - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Air Mail Stamp
Scott C60a - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Air Mail Booklet Pane - St. Louis, MO - 8/19/60
Scott C61 - The 7¢ Jet Silhouette Coil Stamp

Special Delivery:

There were no new Special Delivery stamps issued in 1960.

 

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