1970 U.S. Postage Stamp Issues

Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1970

President: Richard M. Nixon
Postmaster General: Winton M. Blount

Domestic Letter Rate: 6¢ per oz · Postcard Rate: 5¢ · Air Mail Rate: 10¢ per oz.

Commemorative Stamps of 1970
Regular Stamps of 1965-1978 "The Prominent Americans"
Designs, Designers and Engravers

Natural History Issue
American Bald Eagle	African Elephant Herd

New York, NY - May 6, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 128 Subject 201,794,200 issued	New York, NY - May 6, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 128 Subject 201,794,200 issued

Haida Ceremonial Canoe	The Age of Reptiles

New York, NY - May 6, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 128 Subject 201,794,200 issued	New York, NY - May 6, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 128 Subject 201,794,200 issued

Maine Statehood - 150th Anniv.	Wildlife Conservation Issue	50th Anniv. of Women's Suffrage

Portland. ME - July 9, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 171,850,000 issued	Custer, SD - July 20, 1970 Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates - 142,205,000 issued	Adams, MA - Aug. 26, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 135,125,000 issued

Edgar Masters - Poet	1970 Christmas Issue -		Landing of the Pilgrims

Petersburg, IL - Aug. 22, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 137,660,000 issued	Type I - Blurry Image with "Snowflakes" - No Gum Breakers	Type II - Sharper Image Without "Snowflakes" - with Gum Breakers	Plymouth, MA - Nov. 21, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 129,785,000 issued
	Washington, D.C. - Nov. 5, 1970 - Photogravure - Perf 10½ x 11 200 Subject Plates - 683,730,000 issued

South Carolina Settlement	Stone Mountain Memorial	Fort Snelling - 150th Anniversary

Charleston, SC - Sep. 12, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 135,895,000 issued	Stone Mountain, GA - Sep. 19, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 132,675,000 issued	Fort Snelling, MN - Oct. 17, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 134,795,000 issued

Anti-Pollution Issue

San Clemente, CA - Oct. 28, 1970
Photogravure - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject - 161,600,000 issued

Christmas Toys Issue - 1970

Washington, D.C. - Nov. 5, 1970
Photogravure - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject - 489,255,000 issued

	Disabled American Veterans Issue Issued Setenant
United Nations - 25th Anniv.	DAV - 50th Anniversary	Honoring U.S. Servicemen
New York, NY - Nov. 20, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 127,610,000 issued
	Cincinnati, OH - Nov. 24, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 134,380,000 issued	Cincinnati, OH - Nov. 24, 1970 Giori Press - Perf 11 - 200 Subject 134,380,000 issued

The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1970:

Regular Issue:
see: Prominent Americans Issue

Scott 1338D	6¢ Flag Issue - Multicolor Huck Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 100 Subject Plates - Tagged - Aug. 7, 1970
Scott 1338De	6¢ Flag Issue - Multicolor Huck Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - Horizontal Pair Imperforate Between
Scott 1338Dn	6¢ Flag Issue - Multicolor Huck Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - Tagging Omitted

Commemoratives:

Scott 1387 -	6¢ American Bald Eagle - Tagged - Designer: Walter Richards - Engraver: E. P. Archer
Scott 1387b	6¢ American Bald Eagle - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1388 -	6¢ African Elephant Herd - Tagged - Designer: Dean Ellis - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1388b	6¢ African Elephant Herd - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1389 -	6¢ Tinglit Chief and Ceremonial Canoe - Tagged - Designer: Paul Rabut - Engraver: J. S. Creamer
Scott 1389b	6¢ Tinglit Chief and Ceremonial Canoe - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1390 -	6¢ Dinosaurs from the Jurassic Period - Tagged - Designer: Robert J. Jones - Engraver: E. R. Felver
Scott 1390b	6¢ Dinosaurs from the Jurassic Period - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1391 -	6¢ "The Lighthouse at Two Harbors, Maine" by Edward Hopper - Tagged - Designer: S. Dohanos - Engraver: E. R. Felver
Scott 1391a	6¢ "The Lighthouse at Two Harbors, Maine" by Edward Hopper - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1392 -	6¢ American Buffalo - Tagged - Designer: Lougheed - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1405 -	6¢ Edgar Lee Masters - Tagged- American Poet - Designer: Fred Otnes - Engraver: E. P. Archer
Scott 1405	6¢ Edgar Lee Masters - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1406 -	6¢ Suffragettes from 1929 and a Contemporary Voter - Tagged - Designer: W. Brackett - Engraver: J. S. Creamer
Scott 1407 -	6¢ Symbols of South Carolina - Tagged - Designer: George Samerjan - Engraver: E. P. Archer
Scott 1408 -	6¢ R. E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson - Tagged - Designer: Robert Hallock - Engraver: E. R. Felver
Scott 1409 -	6¢ Keelboat and Teepees at Fort Snelling, MN - Tagged - Designer: David K. Stone - Engraver: E. P. Archer
Scott 1409a	6¢ Keelboat and Teepees at Fort Snelling, MN - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1410 -	6¢ Globe and Wheatfield - Tagged - Designer: Arnold Copeland - Printer: Guilford Gravure, Inc.
Scott 1411 -	6¢ Globe and City - Tagged - Designer: Arnold Copeland - Printer: Guilford Gravure, Inc.
Scott 1412 -	6¢ Globe and Bluegill - Tagged - Designer: Arnold Copeland - Printer: Guilford Gravure, Inc.
Scott 1413 -	6¢ Globe and Seagull - Tagged - Designer: Arnold Copeland - Printer: Guilford Gravure, Inc.
Scott 1414 -	6¢ "Nativity" by Lorenzo Lotto - Slightly Blurred Image & "Snowflakes" - Tagged - Designer: Howard C. Mildner
Scott 1414a	6¢ "Nativity" by Lorenzo Lotto - Precancelled in Duller Gray
Scott 1414b	6¢ "Nativity" by Lorenzo Lotto - Black Omitted
Scott 1414c	6¢ "Nativity" by Lorenzo Lotto - Precancelled - Blue Omitted
Scott 1414d	6¢ "Nativity" by Lorenzo Lotto - Type II - Sharper Image - Shiny Paper - No "Snowflakes"
Scott 1414e	6¢ "Nativity" by Lorenzo Lotto - Type II - Precancelled in Full Black
Note: Scott 1415 was designed by Stevan Dohanos from a drawing of a locomotive by Charles Hemming and Scott's 1416-1418 from "Golden Age of Toys" by Jac Fondin and Jean Remise
Scott 1415 -	6¢ Tin and Cast-iron Locomotive - Tagged
Scott 1415a	6¢ Tin and Cast-iron Locomotive - Tagged - Precancelled
Scott 1415b	6¢ Tin and Cast-iron Locomotive - Tagged - Black Omitted
Scott 1415c	6¢ Tin and Cast-iron Locomotive - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1416 -	6¢ Toy Horse on Wheels - Tagged
Scott 1416a	6¢ Toy Horse on Wheels - Tagged - Precancelled
Scott 1416b	6¢ Toy Horse on Wheels - Tagged - Black Omitted
Scott 1416c	6¢ Toy Horse on Wheels and 6¢ Doll Carriage - Imperforate Pair
Scott 1417 -	6¢ Toy Tricycle - Tagged
Scott 1417a	6¢ Toy Tricycle - Tagged - Precancelled
Scott 1417b	6¢ Toy Tricycle - Tagged - Black Omitted
Scott 1417c	6¢ Toy Tricycle - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1418 -	6¢ Doll Carriage - Tagged
Scott 1418a	6¢ Doll Carriage - Tagged - Precancelled
Scott 1418d	6¢ Doll Carriage - Tagged - Black Omitted
Scott 1419 -	6¢ U.N. and Emblem - Tagged - Designer: Arnold Copeland - Engraver: A. Saavedra
Scott 1419a	6¢ U.N. and Emblem - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1420 -	6¢ Pilgrims with Mayflower in Bay - Tagged - Designer: Mark English - Engraver: J. S. Creamer
Scott 1420a	6¢ Pilgrims with Mayflower in Bay - Orange Yellow Omitted
Scott 1420b	6¢ Pilgrims with Mayflower in Bay - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1421 -	6¢ Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Emblem - Tagged - Designer: Stevan Dohanos - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1421b	6¢ Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Emblem - Tagging Omitted
Scott 1422 -	6¢ Honoring U.S. Servicemen - Prisoner of War/Missing in Action - Tagged - Designer: Stevan Dohanos - Engraver: A. W. Dintaman
Scott 1422b	6¢ Honoring U.S. Servicemen - Prisoner of War/Missing in Action - Tagging Omitted

Air Mail:

There were no new Air Mail stamps issued in 1970.

Special Delivery:

There were no new Special Delivery stamps issued in 1970.

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