1920s

U.S. #497 1916-22 10¢ Franklin Issue Date: January 31, 1922 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Rotary Press Watermark: None Perforation: 10 vertically Color: Orange yellow...

U.S. #525-30 Set of 8 1918-20 Offset Printing   Complete set includes U.S. #525, 526, 527, 528, 528A, 528B, 529, and 530.   Offset Printing The Bureau of Engraving and Printing experimented with a pr...

Order Your Set of 100-Year-Old Offset Printing Stamps Today   This set of stamps, issued between 1918 and 1920, includes some of the first stamps produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using...

U.S. #526 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type IV Issue Date: March 15, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine   In 1920, dema...

U.S. #527 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type V Issue Date: November 11, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine    Offset Pri...

U.S. #527a Carmine Double Impression 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type V Issue Date: November 11, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 11 ...

U.S. #528 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type Va Issue Date: November 11, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine    Offset Pr...

U.S. #528A 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type VI Issue Date: November 11, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine    Offset P...

  U.S. #528B 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type VII Issue Date: November 11, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine   Find t...

U.S. #528Be- T7 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type VII Issue Date: November 11, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine   Fi...

U.S. #528c- Carmine Double Impression 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type Va Issue Date: November 11, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: 1...

U.S. #532 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type IV Issue Date: March 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: None Color: Carmine rose   Offset Pri...

U.S. #5341918-20 2¢ WashingtonType Va Issue Date: May 25, 1920Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingMethod: Offset printing Watermark: NonePerforation: NoneColor: Carmine U.S. #534 was the most ...

U.S. #534A 1918-20 2¢ Washington Type VI Issue Date: July 26, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: None Color: Carmine   The emergen...

U.S. #534B Type VII 1918-20 2¢ Washington Issue Date: May 25, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Offset printing Watermark: None Perforation: None Color: Carmine   U.S. #53...

  U.S. #542 1919-21 1¢ Washington Issue Date: May 26, 1920 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Rotary press Watermark: None Perforation: 10 x 11 Color: Green   U.S. #542 stamps were...

U.S. #543 1919-21 1¢ Washington Issue Date: May 1921 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Rotary press Watermark: None Perforation: 10 Color: Green   The Series of 1919-21 1¢ Washing...

U.S. #5441919-21 1¢ Washington One of the rarest 20th century US stamps Part of experimental Rotary Press Printed Sheets Perforated 11 on all sides This variety went unnoticed for over a decade Type...

U.S. #545 1919-21 1¢ Washington Issue Date: May 1921 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Rotary press Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Green   After experimenting with rotary ...

U.S. #546 1919-21 2¢ Washington Issue Date: May 1921 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Rotary press Watermark: None Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine rose   U.S. #546 stamps were usu...

U.S. #547 1920 $2 Franklin Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: November 1, 1920 Quantity Issued: 743,680 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: F...

U.S. #547a Lake and Black 1920 $2 Franklin Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: November 1, 1920 Quantity Issued: 743,680 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Flat plate Perfor...

U.S. #548 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary IssueThe Mayflower Issue Date: December 21, 1920 First-day City: Plymouth, MA Quantity: 137,978,207Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Fla...

  U.S. #549 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary IssueLanding of the Pilgrims   Issue Date: December 21, 1920 First-day City: Plymouth, MA Issue Quantity: 196,037,327 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing...

  U.S. #550 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary IssueSigning of the Compact   Issue Date: December 21, 1920 First-day City: Plymouth, MA Issue Quantity: 11,321,607 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPr...

U.S. #551Series of 1922-25 1/2¢ Nathan HaleFlat Plate Printing Issue Date: April 4, 1925First City: New Haven, CT and Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 626,241,783Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Pri...

The Last Flat Plate-Printed U.S Stamp Series The Series of 1922-25 set includes the last 23 mint stamps printed by the flat plate press.  You’ll want this set for your collection, as it represents the...

U.S. #552 Series of 1922-25 1¢ Benjamin Franklin Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: January 17, 1923 First City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quantity Issued: 4,015,109,977 Printed by: Bureau of Engravi...

U.S. #552a Series of 1922-25 1¢ Benjamin Franklin Booklet Pane of 6 Flat Plate Printing   Issue Date: January 17, 1923 First City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Print...

U.S. #553Series of 1922-25 1 ½¢ HardingFlat Plate Printing Issue Date: March 19, 1925First City: Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 1,208,187,883Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Metho...

U.S. #554 Series of 1922-25 2¢ Washington Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: January 15, 1923 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 21,681,541,977 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Pr...

U.S. #554a Horizontal Imperf Pair Series of 1922-25 2¢ Washington Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: January 15, 1923 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 21,681,541,977 Printed by: Bureau of ...

U.S. #554c Series of 1922-25 2¢ Washington Booklet Pane of 6 Issue Date: January 15, 1923 First City: Washington, DC Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Flat plate Perforatio...

U.S. #555Series of 1922-25 3¢ LincolnFlat Plate Printing Issue Date: February 12, 1923First City: Hodgenville, KY and Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 372,593,077Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Pri...

  U.S. #556 Series of 1922-25 4¢ Martha Washington Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: January 15, 1923 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 573,378,277 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Print...

U.S. #557 Series of 1922-25 5¢ Theodore Roosevelt Issue Date: October 27, 1922 First City: New York, NY, Oyster Bay, NY and Washington D.C. Issue Quantity: 780,624,677   Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)...

  U.S. #5581922 6¢ GarfieldSeries of 1922-25 Issue Date: November 20, 1922First City: Washington, DCPrinted by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method: Flat platePerforation: 11 Color: Red or...

U.S. #559Series of 1922-25 7¢ McKinleyFlat Plate Printing Issue Date: May 1, 1923First City: Niles, Ohio and Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 376,658,877Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrin...

U.S. #560Series of 1922-258¢ Ulysses S. Grant Issue Date: May 1, 1923First City:  Washington, D.C.Issue Quantity: 367,196,477 Wheels of Progress In 1847, when the printing presses first began to move,...

U.S. #561 9¢ Thomas Jefferson  Series of 1922-25 Issue Date: January 15, 1923 First City:  Washington, D.C. Perforations: 11 Color: Rose Jefferson’s image is from an engraving made for the 2¢ stamp ...

U.S. #562Series of 1922-25 10¢ MonroeFlat Plate Printing Issue Date: January 15, 1923First City: Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 819,223,576Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method:...

U.S. #563Series of 1922-25 11¢ HayesFlat Plate Printing Issue Date: October 4, 1922First City: Fremont, OH and Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 298,510,877Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPr...

U.S. #564Series of 1922-2512¢ Cleveland Issue Date: March 20, 1923First City: Boston, MA, Caldwell, NJ and Washington, DCIssue Quantity: 447,511,777 Wheels of Progress In 1847, when the printing press...

U.S. #565Series of 1922-2514¢ American Indian Issue Date: May 1, 1923First City: Muskogee, OK and Washington, DCIssue Quantity: 151,114,177Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method: ...

U.S. #566 15¢ Statue of Liberty Series of 1922-25   Issue Date: November 11, 1922 Issue Quantity: 661,479,477 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Method: Flat plate Watermark: None Perforat...

U.S. #567Series of 1922-25 20¢ Golden GateFlat Plate Printing Issue Date: May 1, 1923First City: San Francisco, CA and Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 1,077,488,777Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and ...

U.S. #568 Series of 1922-25 25¢ Niagara Falls Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: November 11, 1922 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 107,616,077 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing ...

U.S. #569 Series of 1922-25 30¢ Buffalo Issue Date: March 20, 1923 First City: Washington, DC Issue Quantity: 282,608,477 Wheels of Progress In 1847, when the printing presses first began to move, th...

Located in the Arlington cemetery, the amphitheater was built as a memorial to honor all servicemen killed in battle. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which stands in front, honors the memory of those...

U.S. #571Series of 1922-25$1 Lincoln Memorial Issue Date: February 12, 1923First City: Springfield, IL and Washington, DCIssue Quantity: 47,217,960 Dedication Of Lincoln Memorial  On May 30, 1922, Wil...

Classic Postage Stamps Represent Over 90 Years of U.S. History Own scarce classic stamps picturing American landmarks.  The high-value Series of 1922-25 issues are among the more desirable U.S. stamps...

U.S. #572 was first issued on March 20, 1923.  Small quantities were released each year for the next eleven years.  In total, only two million #572 stamps were issued over a twelve-year pe...

U.S. #573 Series of 1922-25 $5 America Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: March 20, 1923First City: Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 1,652,167Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method: Fl...

U.S. #573a Series of 1922-25 $5 America Flat Plate Printing Issue Date: March 20, 1923 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 1,652,167 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing M...

U.S. #575 Series of 1923-25 1¢ Ben Franklin Issue Date: March 16, 1923 First City: Washington, D.C. Quantity Issued: 16,072,400 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Flat Pl...

Get Complete Set of 1923-25 Imperforates Document a short-lived era in U.S. postal history and SAVE!  This complete set of three stamps was issued for private companies to use in their vending machine...

U.S. #576 Series of 1923-25 1 ½¢ Warren Harding Issue Date: April 4, 1925 First City: Washington, D.C. Quantity Issued:  Unknown Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Flat P...

U.S. #577 Series of 1923-25 2¢ George Washington Issue Date: March 20, 1923 First City: Washington, D.C. Quantity Issued: 36,085,600 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Fl...

U.S. #578 Series of 1923-25 1¢ Ben Franklin Coil Waste Issue Date: November 1923 First City: Washington, D.C. Quantity Issued: Fewer than 3,077,000 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving ...

U.S. #579 Series of 1923-25 2¢ George Washington Coil Waste Issue Date: February 20, 1923 First City: Washington, D.C. Quantity Issued: Unknown Printed by: Bureau of Engrav...

U.S. #581Series of 1923-26 1¢ Ben Franklin   Issue Date: April 21, 1923First City: Washington, D.C.Quantity Issued: UnknownPrinted by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method: Rotary PressPer...

Get the Series of 1923-26 and SAVE Time and Money Until this regular series issue, rotary presses had printed only stamp coils.  Creative people at the BEP overcame problems with precanceling, weak pe...