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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 (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



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
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    13¢, 1944, Special Delivery
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    Four Chaplains, 3¢, 1948 (envelope)
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    Louisa May Alcott, 5Louisa May Alcott, 1940
 
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