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Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1948


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

Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per oz  ·  Postcard Rate: 1¢  ·  Air Mail Rate: 5¢ per oz.

Commemorative Postage Stamps of 1948 - January - August
 
Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates - See also: September to December 1948

Scott 954 - Centenary of California's Gold Scott 955 - The 150th Anniversary of Mississippi Settlement Scott 956 - The Four Chaplains and the Sinking S.S. Dorchester Scott 957 - Centenary of Wisconsin's Statehood
Centenary of California's Gold
Coloma, CA - Jan. 24, 1948
131,109,500 issued
150th Anniversary of Mississippi 
Natchez, MS - April 7, 1948
122,650,500 issued
The Four Chaplains
Washington, D.C. - May 28, 1948
121,953,500 issued
Centenary of Wisconsin's Statehood
Madison, WI - May 29, 1948
115,250,000 issued
 
Scott 958 - Centenary of Swedish Pioneer Settlements in the Midwest Scott 959 - A Century of Progress of American Women Scott 961 - United States - Canada Friendship Issue
Centenary of Swedish Pioneer Settlements
Chicago, IL - June 4, 1948
64,198,500 issued
Progress of Women
Seneca Falls, NY - July 19, 1948
117,642,500 issued
U.S. - Canada Friendship Issue
Niagara Falls, NY - Aug. 2, 1948
113,474,500 issued
 
Scott 962 - Francis Scott Key Scott 963 - Salute to Youth Issue Scott 964 - Centenary of Oregon Territory
Francis Scott Key
Frederick, MD - Aug. 9, 1948
120,868,500 issued
Salute to Youth Issue
Washington, D.C. - Aug. 11, 1948
77,800,500 issued
Centenary of Oregon Territory
Oregon City, OR - Aug. 14, 1948
52,214,000 issued



Rotary Press - Perf 10½ x 11 - 280 Subject Electric Eye Plates

 
Scott 953 - Famous American Scientist George Washington Carver Scott 960 - Famous American Author William Allen White Scott 965 - Famous American Jurist Harlan Fiske Stone Scott 966 - Mt. Palomar Observatory
George Washington Carver
Tuskegee Institute, AL - Jan..5
121,548,000 issued
William Allen White
Emporia, KS - July 31, 1948
77,649,600 issued
Harlan Fiske Stone
Chesterfield, NH - Aug. 25, 1948
53,958,100 issued
Mt. Palomar Observatory
Palomar Mountain, CA - Aug. 30
61,120,000 issued

continued: September to December 1948



The Air Mail Stamps of 1948
  

Scott C37 - 5¢ DC-4 Skymaster perf 10 Rotary Coil Scott C38 - 5¢ Map of the Five Boroughs of N.Y. City
C37 - 5¢ DC-4 Skymaster Rotary Coil
Rotary Press - Perf 10 Horizontally
Jan. 15, 1948 - 33,244,500 Issued
C38 - 5¢ Map of the Five Boroughs of N.Y. City
July 1, 1948 - Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½
400 Subject Electric Eye Plates - 38,449,100 Issued


The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1948:

Ordinary issue: 

There were no new Regular Issue stamps issued in 1948.

Commemoratives:

Scott 953 - The 3¢ Famous American Scientist George Washington Carver - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: E. R. Grove 
Scott 954 - The 3¢ Centenary of California's Gold - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 955 - The 3¢ 150th Anniversary of Mississippi Settlement - Designer: William Schrage -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 956 - The 3¢ Four Chaplains and the Sinking S.S. Dorchester - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 957 - The 3¢ Centenary of Wisconsin's Statehood - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. -  Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 958 - The 3¢ Centenary of Swedish Pioneer Settlements in the Midwest - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 959 - The 3¢ Century of Progress of American Women - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 960 - The 3¢ Famous American Author William Allen White - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 961 - The 3¢ United States - Canada Friendship Issue - Designer: Leon Helguera -  Engraver: G. A. Gundersen
Scott 962 - The 3¢ Francis Scott Key - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. -  Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 963 - The 3¢ Salute to Youth Issue - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 964 - The 3¢ Centenary of Oregon Territory - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 965 - The 3¢ Famous American Jurist Harlan Fiske Stone - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 966 - The 3¢ Mt. Palomar Observatory - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. -  Engraver: G. A. Gundersen
Scott 967 - The 3¢ Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 968 - The 3¢ Centennial of the American Poultry Industry - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 969 - The 3¢ Gold Star Mothers Issue - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: A. W. Dintaman 
Scott 970 - The 3¢ Fort Kearny Issue- Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: G. A. Gundersen
Scott 971 - The 3¢ 300th Anniversary of the American Volunteer Fireman- Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: R. M. Bower
Scott 972 - The 3¢ Oklahoma Indian Centennial - "Trail of Tears" - Designer: R. L. Miller -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 973 - The 3¢ 50th Anniversary of the Rough Riders - Designer: V. S. McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 974 - The 3¢ Juliette Lowe - Founder of Girl Scouting in America - Designer: William Schrage -  Engraver: G. A. Gundersen
Scott 975 - The 3¢ Famous American Humorist Will Rogers  - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: M. D. Fenton
Scott 976 - The 3¢ Centennial of Fort Bliss - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks 
Scott 977 - 3¢ Moina Michael - Originator of Flanders Field Memorial Poppy - Designer: McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. A. Brooks  
Scott 978 - The 3¢ 85th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address  - Designer: C. R. Chickering -  Engraver: R. M. Bower 
Scott 979 - 3¢ Centenary of American Turners - Fathers of Physical Education - Designer: A. Meissner -  Engraver: A. W. Dintaman 
Scott 980 - The 3¢ Famous American Author Joel Chandler Harris - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: R. M. Bower 

Air Mail:

Scott C37 - The 5¢ DC-4 Skymaster Coil of 1948
Scott C38 - The 5¢ Map of the Five Boroughs of N.Y. City

Special Delivery:

There were no new Special Delivery stamps issued in 1948.

 

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