1930s

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U.S. #6821930 2¢ Seal of Massachusetts Bay Colony Issue Date: April 8, 1930First City: Boston and Salem, MAQuantity Issued: 74,000,774 Celebrates the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Massachu...

U.S. #6831930 2¢ Carolina-Charleston Issue Issue Date: April 10, 1930First City: Charleston, SCQuantity Issued: 25,215,574 Commemorates the 260th anniversary of the founding of the Province of Caroli...

U.S. #684 1930 1 ½ ¢ Harding Sheet Stamp   Issue Date: December 1, 1930 City: Marion, Ohio Quantity: 6,490,510,400 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Rotary Press Perforatio...

684-87 1930 Rotary Press Stamps     The Harding stamps (#684 and 686) replaced the previous 1½¢ Harding stamp. The full-face image was thought to be more flattering to Harding than the profile view. ...

U.S. #685 1930 4¢ Taft Sheet stamp Issue Date: June 4, 1930 First City: Cincinnati, Ohio Quantity Issued: 662,956,900 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Rotary press Perf...

U.S. #686 1930 1 ½ ¢ Harding   Issue Date: December 1, 1930 City: Marion, Ohio Quantity: 1,456,444,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Rotary Press Perforations: 10 Verti...

  U.S. #6871930 4¢ Taft Coil Issue Date: September 18, 1930First City: Washington, DCQuantity Issued: 5,659,023Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method: Rotary pressPerforation: 10 ...

U.S. #6881930 2¢ Battle of Braddock’s Field Issue Date: July 9, 1930First City: Braddock, PAQuantity Issued: 25,609,470Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method: Flat platePerforatio...

U.S. #6891930 2¢ General von Steuben Issue Date: September 17, 1930First City: New York, NYQuantity Issued: 66,487,000Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPrinting Method: Flat platePerforation...

  U.S. #6901931 2¢ General Casmir Pulaski Issue Date: January 16, 1931First City: Brooklyn, NYQuantity Issued: 96,559,400   Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the death of the Polish soldier who or...

The Most Perfect U.S. Stamps? Issued as the U.S. spiraled into the Great Depression, the beautifully engraved Series of 1926-31 captures the spirit of America – the wisdom of our gr...

Own the Complete 1931 High-Value Rotary Stamp Set When the rotary press was introduced, officials decided to print only the low-value denominations.  By 1931, they were convinced the rotary press save...

U.S. #693 1931 12¢ Grover Cleveland Issue Date: August 25, 1931 First City: Washington, DC The Most Perfect U.S. Stamps? Issued as the U.S. spiraled into the Great Depression, th...

  U.S. #6941931 13¢ Benjamin Harrison Issue Date: September 4, 1931First City: Washington, DC   Birth Of Benjamin Harrison The second of ten children, Harrison did not grow up in a wealthy household, ...

The Most Perfect U.S. Stamps? Death of Hollow Horn Bear US #565 – This was the first 14¢ US postage stamp. Hollow Horn Bear died on March 15, 1913.  A Brulé Lakota chief, he fought d...

U.S. #696 Series of 1931 15¢ Statute of Liberty 1922-26 Designs Issue Date: August 27, 1931 First City: Washington, D.C. Quantity Issued: Unknown Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and...

U.S. #697 Series of 1931 17¢ Woodrow Wilson 1922-26 Designs Issue Date: July 25, 1931 First City: Brooklyn, N.Y. Quantity Issued: Unknown Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Print...

U.S. #698 1931 20¢ Golden Gate Issue Date: September 8, 1931 First City: Washington, DC Opening of the Golden Gate Bridge   US #3185l – The bridge’s vibrant orange paint makes ...

Niagara Falls State Park Native Americans of the Neutral Nation lived in the area around the falls before the arrival of Europeans in the 1600s.  Robert de La Salle built Fort Conti at the mouth of th...

U.S. #700 1931 30¢ Bison Rotary Press Issue Date: September 8, 1931 First City: Washington, DC The American Buffalo (Bison) The American buffalo is the largest land animal in North America....

U.S. #701 1931 50¢ Arlington Amphitheater Rotary Press Issue Date: September 4, 1931 First City: Washington, DC Arlington National Cemetery On June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery was official...

Clara Barton's work on the battlefields during the Civil War, and then behind the lines during the Franco-Prussian War, led to the establishment of the American Red Cross. This issue commemorates the...

U.S. #7031931 2¢ Yorktown Issue Issue Date: October 19, 1931First City: Wethersfield, CT and Yorktown, VAQuantity Issued: 25,006,400 In 1931, this 2¢ stamp was issued to commemorate the 150th anniver...

Get 4 Sheets of 50 Yorktown Stamps – Popular 1931 CommemorativeOne Stamp – Two Different Sheets! Now you can own the left and right sheets of 50 Yorktown stamps from both the first and second printing...

Get 2 Sheets of 50 Yorktown Stamps – Popular 1931 CommemorativeOne Stamp – Two Different Sheets! The US Post Office issued just three commemorative stamps in 1931, and only the Yorktown issue was prod...

U.S. #704 1932 1/2¢ Washington Washington Bicentennial Issue Issue Date: January 1, 1932 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 87,969,700 Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing In 1932, ...

Get the Complete 1932 Washington Bicentennials Own the entire set of twelve 1932 Washington Bicentennial Commemoratives. Each classically engraved stamp is based on a different historic portrait of G...

U.S. #705 1932 1¢ Washington Washington Bicentennial Issue Issue Date: January 1, 1932 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 1,265,555,100 In 1932, twelve stamps were issued to commemorate the...

U.S. #706 1932 1-1/2¢ Washington Washington Bicentennial Issue Issue Date: January 1, 1932 First City: Washington, DC Quantity Issued: 304,926,800 Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing In 193...