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Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1964 |
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President: Lyndon Baines Johnson
Postmaster General: John A. Gronowski |
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Domestic Letter Rate: 5¢ per oz ·
Postcard Rate: 4¢ ·
Air Mail Rate: 8¢ per oz. |
Postage Stamps of 1964
Designs, Designers
and Engravers
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Centenary
of Battle of the Wilderness |
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Fredericksburg,
VA - May 5, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
125,410,000 issued |
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Sam Houston (1793-1863) |
John Muir (1838-1914) |
New Jersey
Tercentenary |
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Houston, TX -
Jan. 10, 1964
Rotary Press - Perf 10½ x 11 -
200 Subject
Electric Eye Plates - 125,995,000 issued |
Martinez, CA -
April 29, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
120,310,000 issued |
Elizabeth, NJ -
June 15, 1964
Rotary Press - Perf 10½ x 11 -
200 Subject
Electric Eye Plates - 123,845,000 issued |
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Charles M. Russell (1864-1926) |
1964-1965 New York World's
Fair |
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) |
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Great Falls, MT -
March 19, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
128,025,000 issued |
World's Fair, NY -
April 22, 1964
Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ -
200 Subject
Electric Eye Plates - 145,700,000 issued |
Boston, MA - May
29, 1964
Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ -
200 Subject
Electric Eye Plates - 500,000,000 issued |
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Centenary of Nevada Statehood |
American Music Issue |
Homemakers Issue |
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Carson City, NV
- July 22, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
122,825,000 issued |
New York, NY -
Oct. 15, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
126,370,000 issued |
Honolulu, HI
- Oct. 26, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200
Subject
121,250,000 issued |
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| Register and Vote Issue |
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616) |
Doctors William and Charles
Mayo |
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Washington, D.C.
- Aug. 1, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
325,000,000 issued |
Stratford, CT -
Aug. 14, 1964
Rotary Press - Perf 10½ x 11 -
200 Subject
Electric Eye Plates - 123,245,000 issued |
Rochester,
MN
- Sep. 11, 1964
Rotary Press - Perf 10½ x 11 -
200 Subject
Electric Eye Plates - 123,355,000 issued |
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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge |
"to the fine arts" Issue
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Amateur Radio Issue
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Staten Island, NY - Nov. 21, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
125,005,000 issued |
Washington, D.C. - Dec. 2, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 400 Subject
125,800,000 issued |
Anchorage, AK - Dec. 15, 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
122,230,000 issued |
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The Air Mail Stamp of 1964
Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject
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8¢ Robert
Goddard Air Mail Stamp
Roswell, NM - Oct. 5, 1964
62,255,000 issued |
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The following postage stamp varieties were
first issued by the U.S. in 1964:
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Commemoratives and Regular Issue:
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Scott 1181 - |
5¢ Battle of the
Wilderness - Designer: B. H. Christensen - Engraver: A. W.
Dintaman
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Scott 1242 - |
5¢ Sam Houston, Soldier, Statesman and
President of Texas - Designer: Tom Lea - Engraver:
A. W. Dintaman
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Scott 1243 - |
5¢ "Jerked Down" Painting by
Charles M. Russell - Designer:
William Schrage - Engraver: C. A.
Brooks
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Scott 1244 - |
5¢ Unisphere and "Rocket
Thrower" - Designer: Robert J. Jones - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
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Scott 1245 - |
5¢ John Muir, Naturalist, and Redwood
Forest -
Designer: Rudolph Wendelin - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1246 - |
5¢ The "Eternal Flame" -
Designer: Raymond Loewy - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1247 - |
5¢ Philip Carteret Landing at
Elizabethtown - Designer: Douglas Allen - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
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Scott 1248 - |
5¢ Virginia City and Map of Nevada - Designer:
William Schrage - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1249 - |
5¢ Voting Campaign -
Designer: V.
S. McCloskey - Engraver: R. M. Bower |
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Scott 1250 - |
5¢ William Shakespeare -
Designer: Douglas Gorsline - Engraver: C. A.
Brooks |
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Scott 1251 - |
5¢ Drs. Mayo - Designer: Robert J. Jones - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1252 - |
5¢ ASCAP 50th Anniversary - American
Music -
Designer: Bradbury Thompson - Engraver: C. A.
Brooks |
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Scott 1252a |
5¢ ASCAP 50th Anniversary - American
Music - Blue Omitted - Date Unknown |
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Scott 1252b |
5¢ ASCAP 50th Anniversary - American
Music - Blue Missing from Perforation Shift - Date Unknown |
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Scott 1253 - |
5¢ "Quilted" Farm Scene - Designer:
Norman Todhunter - Engraver:
R. M. Bower |
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Scott 1254 - |
5¢ Holly - 1964 Christmas Issue - Untagged
- Designer:
Thomas F. Naegele - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1254a |
5¢ Holly - 1964 Christmas Issue -
Tagged - Nov. 10, 1964 |
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Scott 1254b |
5¢ Holly - 1964 Christmas Issue -
Printed on Gum Side - Date Unknown |
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Scott 1255 - |
5¢ Mistletoe - 1964 Christmas Issue
- Untagged - Designer: Thomas F. Naegele - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1255a |
5¢ Mistletoe - 1964 Christmas Issue
- Tagged - Nov. 10, 1964 |
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Scott 1256 - |
5¢ Poinsettia - 1964 Christmas Issue -
Untagged - Designer: Thomas F. Naegele - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1256a |
5¢ Poinsettia - 1964 Christmas Issue
- Tagged - Nov. 10, 1964 |
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Scott 1257 - |
5¢ Sprig of Conifer - 1964 Christmas
Issue - Untagged - Designer: Thomas F. Naegele - Engraver: M. D. Fenton |
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Scott 1257a |
5¢ Sprig of Conifer - 1964 Christmas
Issue
- Tagged - Nov. 10, 1964 |
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Scott 1258 - |
5¢ Verrazano-Narrows Bridge & Map of
New York Bay -
Designer: Robert Miller - Engraver: C. A.
Brooks |
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Scott 1259 - |
5¢ Abstract Design - Designer:
Stuart Davis - Engraver: R. M. Bower |
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Scott 1260 - |
5¢ Radio Waves and Radio Dial -
Designer: Emil J. Willett - Engraver: C. A.
Brooks |
Air Mail:
Scott C64c - Design of 1962 - Tagged - 8¢ Jetliner Over Capitol Booklet Pane of 5 +
Label
Scott C69 - 8¢
Robert Goddard (1882-1945) - Designer: Robert J. Jones
Special Delivery:
There were no new Special Delivery stamps
issued in 1964.
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