1920’s Stamps
October 6, 2008 by 1920s
The U.S. stamps of the 1920s were dominated by the Series of 1922, the first new design of stamps to appear in a generation. The lower values depicted various Presidents, with the 5c particularly intended as a memorial of the recently-deceased Theodore Roosevelt, while the higher values included an "American Indian" (Hollow Horn Bear), the Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate bridge, which had yet to be built, Niagara Falls, a buffalo, the Lincoln Memorial and so forth. Stamp printing was switching from a flat plate press to a rotary press while these stamps were in use.
The 1920s saw a number of 150th anniversaries connected with the American Revolutionary War, and a number of stamps were issued in connection with those. These included the first US souvenir sheet, for the Battle of White Plains sesquicentenary, and the first overprint, reading "MOLLY / PITCHER", the heroine of the Battle of Monmouth.
In 1929, theft problems in the Midwest led to the Kansas-Nebraska overprints on the regular stamps.
The German zeppelins were of much interest during this period, and in 1930 the U.S. Postal Department issued special stamps to be used on the Pan-American flight of Graf Zeppelin.
Rare Stamps of the United Kingdom
Penny Black - world's first postage stamp
Penny Blue - Trial printings from a penny black plate
Two pence blue - issued for second rate step, at same time as Penny Black
VR official - first official stamp
Prince Consort Essay
Penny Red - improved follow-ons to the Penny Black
Archer Roulette - experimental separation of stamps
Edward VII 2d Tyrian plum - withdrawn before issue, but one used
See also list of British postage stamps
Rare Stamps of the United States
St. Louis Bear
Alexandria "Blue Boy" Postmaster's Provisional - Unique, entire.
New York Postmaster's Provisional
1c Z grill - rarest US stamp
Black Bull - dollar value of 1898 Trans-Mississippi
Inverted Jenny - the "upside-down airplane"
Dag Hammarskjöld invert - error deliberately mass-produced
CIA invert - modern error
Pan-American invert
Buy it Now and Auction Listings of Collectible 1920's Stamps.
 India 1929 Cover with Due Post marks ms2847  US $2.00
|
 S W A 1928 Rainfall Report cds USAKOS dated 2 Jul 28 US $12.50
|
 St Vincent Kingstown To UK Cover 1928 w 2 Stamps US $9.99
|
 COLOMBIA 1921 SCADTA AIR SERVICE MVLH VERY RARE US $179.99
|
 AUSTRALIA 1929 CENTENARY OF WA BLOCK FOUR MINT UNHINGED US $2.73
|
 China To Czechoslovakia Register Cover 1927 w 7 Stamps US $49.99
|
 Argentina Internal Cover 1922 Advertising Judaica US $8.99
|
 BELGIQUE 1921 7 ALBERT I YVERT 210 GOOD MLH CV$ 12400 US $14.99
|
 BELGIQUE 1921 7 ALBERT I YVERT 209 GOOD MH CV$ 5900 US $7.49
|
 USA STAMPLOT 1920 53 189 pieces US $48.00
|
 Latvia 1920 Forerunner postcard US $7.16
|
 Latvia 1922 Exhibition machine canc M07 B US $5.00
|
 Latvia 1927 officiell formula reply card 1 US $5.00
|
 Estonia Postcard Kuressaar Haapsalu 1920 US $26.00
|
 Estonia Postcard Provisional Cancellation Narva 1920 US $32.00
|
 Estonia Postcard Tartu Tallinn 1921 US $18.00
|
 Latvia 1927 officiell formula reply card 2 US $5.00
|
 Latvia 1929 Postal stationery P5 US $5.00
|
| Auction Listing Software |
Related posts:
- Meissen 1920s Art Nouveau Figures [caption id="attachment_146" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Meissen 1920s Figurine"][/caption] Meissen porcelain is the first...
- 1920’s Toys Toys for boys in the 1920's were centered on the new technology...
- 1920’s Shoes [caption id="attachment_54" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="1920's Ladies Shoes in Brown and Black"][/caption]Due to...
- 1920’s Gold Coins 1920's Gold Coins are among the most attractive and most valuable gold...
