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1933 3c Federal Building at Chicago, Purple, Souvenir Sheet
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U.S. #731
1933 3¢ Federal Building at Chicago
Souvenir Sheet
Issue Date: August 25, 1933
City: Chicago, Illinois
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Flat Plate Printing
Color: Deep violet
This souvenir sheet of 25 imperforate 3-cent stamps was printed on-site at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago in August 1933, in conjunction with the American Philatelic Society convention held there August 21-26. The margin inscriptions read: "Printed by the Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Under Authority of James A. Farley, Postmaster General, at a Century of Progress, in Compliment to the American Philatelic Society for Its Convention and Exhibition." The printing location and date — Chicago, Illinois, August 1933 — are also inscribed in the sheet margin.
The sheets were printed without gum and without perforations — imperforate throughout — distinguishing them from the standard perforated singles issued in May. They were sold at the fair for face value. A companion sheet of 25 of the 1-cent Fort Dearborn stamps was issued simultaneously. Together the two sheets form the complete souvenir sheet component of the Century of Progress issue.
The Century of Progress Exposition ran from May 27 to November 12, 1933, and was held over for a second season in 1934, drawing nearly 39 million visitors over its two-year run. It marked the 100th anniversary of Chicago's incorporation as a town. The Federal Building depicted on this sheet, designed by architects Arthur Brown Jr. and Edward H. Bennett, featured three fluted towers representing the three branches of the federal government.
U.S. #731
1933 3¢ Federal Building at Chicago
Souvenir Sheet
Issue Date: August 25, 1933
City: Chicago, Illinois
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Flat Plate Printing
Color: Deep violet
This souvenir sheet of 25 imperforate 3-cent stamps was printed on-site at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago in August 1933, in conjunction with the American Philatelic Society convention held there August 21-26. The margin inscriptions read: "Printed by the Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Under Authority of James A. Farley, Postmaster General, at a Century of Progress, in Compliment to the American Philatelic Society for Its Convention and Exhibition." The printing location and date — Chicago, Illinois, August 1933 — are also inscribed in the sheet margin.
The sheets were printed without gum and without perforations — imperforate throughout — distinguishing them from the standard perforated singles issued in May. They were sold at the fair for face value. A companion sheet of 25 of the 1-cent Fort Dearborn stamps was issued simultaneously. Together the two sheets form the complete souvenir sheet component of the Century of Progress issue.
The Century of Progress Exposition ran from May 27 to November 12, 1933, and was held over for a second season in 1934, drawing nearly 39 million visitors over its two-year run. It marked the 100th anniversary of Chicago's incorporation as a town. The Federal Building depicted on this sheet, designed by architects Arthur Brown Jr. and Edward H. Bennett, featured three fluted towers representing the three branches of the federal government.
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