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1940

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
1940-10-16 1¢ Bright blue green 11x10.5 Unwmk. National Defense - Statue of Liberty Mi:US 495 [[File:|100px]]
1940-10-16 2¢ Rose carmine 11x10.5 Unwmk. National Defense - 90mm Anti-aircraft Gun Mi:US 496 [[File:|100px]]
1940-10-16 3¢ Bright violet 11x10.5 Unwmk. National Defense - Torch of Enlightenment Mi:US 497 [[File:|100px]]
1940-10-20 3¢ Deep violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. 75th Anniversary of 13th Amendment Mi:US 498 [[File:|100px]] 44,000,000
1940-07-03 3¢ Bright violet 11x10.5 Unwmk. 50th Anniversary of Idaho Statehood Mi:US 492 [[File:|100px]] 51,000,000
1940-09-07 3¢ Violet 11x10.5 Unwmk. Coronado and his Captains Mi:US 494 [[File:|100px]] 61,000,000
1940-07-10 3¢ Brown violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. 50th Anniversary of Wyoming Statehood Mi:US 493 [[File:|100px]] 50,000,000
1940-04-14 3¢ Light violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. 50th Anniversary of Pan-american Union Mi:US 491 [[File:|100px]] 48,000,000
1940-04-03 3¢ Henna brown 11x10.5 Unwmk. 80th Anniversary of Pony Express Mi:US 490 [[File:|100px]] 46,000,000
1940 $1 Unwmk. [[File:|100px]]

1940 Famous Americans Series

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In 1940 the US Post Office issued a set of 35 stamps, issued over the course of approximately ten months, commemorating America's famous Authors, Poets, Educators, Scientists, Composers, Artists and Inventors.

Famous American Series of 1940
Famous American Series of 1940 (Resolution: 4,401 × 5,985)



Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
1940-01-29 1¢ Bright blue green 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Authors - Washington Irving Mi:US 455 56,000,000
1940-01-29 2¢ Rose carmine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Authors - James Fenimore Cooper Mi:US 456 53,000,000
1940-02-05 3¢ Bright red violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Authors - Ralph Waldo Emerson Mi:US 457 53,000,000
1940-02-05 5¢ Ultramarine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Authors - Louisa May Alcott Mi:US 458 22,000,000
1940-02-30 10¢ Dark brown 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Authors - Samuel L.Clemens (Mark Twain) Mi:US 459 13,000,000
1940-02-16 1¢ Bright blue green 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Poets - Henry W.Longfellow Mi:US 460 52,000,000
1940-02-16 2¢ Rose carmine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Poets - John Greenleaf Whittier Mi:US 461 52,000,000
1940-02-20 3¢ Bright red violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Poets - James Russell Lowell Mi:US 462 52,000,000
1940-02-20 5¢ Ultramarine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Poets - Walt Whitman Mi:US 463 22,000,000
1940-02-24 10¢ Dark brown 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Poets - James Whitcomb Riley Mi:US 464 12,000,000
1940-03-14 1¢ Bright blue green 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Educators - Horace Mann Mi:US 465 52,000,000
1940-03-14 2¢ Rose carmine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Educators - Mark Hopkins Mi:US 466 52,000,000
1940-03-28 3¢ Bright red violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Educators - Charles W.Eliot Mi:US 467 52,000,000
1940-03-28 5¢ Ultramarine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Educators - Frances E.Willard Mi:US 468 21,000,000
1940-04-07 10¢ Dark brown 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Educators - Booker T. Washington Mi:US 469 14,000,000
1940-04-08 1¢ Bright blue green 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Scientists - John James Audubon Mi:US 470 59,000,000
1940-04-08 2¢ Rose carmine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Scientists - Dr.Crawford W.Long Mi:US 471 58,000,000
1940-04-17 3¢ Bright red violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Scientists - Luther Burbank Mi:US 472 58,000,000
1940-04-17 5¢ Ultramarine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Scientists - Dr.Walter Reed Mi:US 473 24,000,000
1940-04-26 10¢ Dark brown 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Scientists - Jane Addams Mi:US 474 15,000,000
1940-05-03 1¢ Bright blue green 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Composers - Stephen Collins Foster Mi:US 475 57,000,000
1940-05-03 2¢ Rose carmine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Composers - John Philip Sousa Mi:US 476 58,000,000
1940-05-13 3¢ Bright red violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Composers - Victor Herbert Mi:US 477 56,000,000
1940-05-13 5¢ Ultramarine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Composers - Edward A.MacDowell Mi:US 478 21,000,000
1940-06-10 10¢ Dark brown 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Composers - Ethelbert Nevin Mi:US 479 13,000,000
1940-09-05 1¢ Bright blue green 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Artists - Gilbert Charles Stuart Mi:US 480 54,000,000
1940-09-05 2¢ Rose carmine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Artists - James A.McNeill Whistler Mi:US 481 54,000,000
1940-09-16 3¢ Bright red violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Artists - Augustus Saint-Gaudens Mi:US 482 55,000,000
1940-09-16 5¢ Ultramarine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Artists - Daniel Chester French Mi:US 483 22,000,000
1940-09-30 10¢ Dark brown 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Artists - Frederic Remington Mi:US 484 14,000,000
1940-10-07 1¢ Bright blue green 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Inventors - Eli Whitney Mi:US 485 48,000,000
1940-10-07 2¢ Rose carmine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Inventors - Samuel F.B.Morse Mi:US 486 53,000,000
1940-10-14 3¢ Bright red violet 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Inventors - Cyrus Hall McCormick Mi:US 487 54,000,000
1940-10-14 5¢ Ultramarine 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Inventors - Elias Howe Mi:US 488 20,000,000
1940-10-28 10¢ Dark brown 10.5x11 Unwmk. Famous American Inventors - Alexander Graham Bell Mi:US 489 14,000,000

1941

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
1940 3¢ Light violet 11x10.5 Unwmk. 150th Anniversary of Vermont Statehood [[File:|100px]]
1941 10¢ Unwmk. Airmail
Unwmk. [[File:|100px]]

1942

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
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1943

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
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1944

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Overrun Countries Issue, 1943-44

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wikipedia:Overrun_Countries_series

Overrun Countries Series
Overrun Countries Series



Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
1944 13¢ Special Delivery
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1945

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
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1946

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
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1947

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
1947-12-5 3¢ Everglades National Park [[File:|100px]]

1948

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
1948-4-7 3¢ 50 years Mississippi Territory
1948-5-28 3¢ Four Chaplains
1948-10-27 3¢ Rough Riders

1949

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Date Issued Denom. Paper. Color Perf. Type
Die/Wmk 		Subject Cat. No.
Mi/Sc/Gi 		Design No. Issued Designer/
Engraver 		notes
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  • 10¢, 1941 Airmail
    10¢, 1941 Airmail
  • 13¢, 1944, Special Delivery
    13¢, 1944, Special Delivery
  • Four Chaplains, 3¢, 1948 (envelope)
    Four Chaplains, 3¢, 1948 (envelope)
  • Louisa May Alcott, 5Louisa May Alcott, 1940
    Louisa May Alcott, 5Louisa May Alcott, 1940
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