af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 20, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The third stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued on April 1 in 1869. It shows an eagle and a shield. President John F. Kennedy wrote to the Audubon Society: “The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 19, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The second stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued in 1869. It was issued in honor of America’s first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the “Pacific Railroad” and later as the “Overland Route”)....
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 18, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The first stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued in 1869. It was issued in honor of the famous “Pony Express”. The “Pony Express” is the byname of Central Overland California & Pike’s Peak Express Company. It is a system of...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 17, 2023 | Stamp of the day
On March 24 in 1856, a five-cent stamp with the portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was issued. The stamp exists in two types. Todays stamp is a mint Type I copy where the top and bottom projections are complete. The catalog value is approx. 12.000 $.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 16, 2023 | Stamp of the day
On July 1 in 1851, a ten-cent stamp with the portrait of George Washington (1732-1799) was issued. The stamp exists in five types. Todays stamp is a Type III where the side designs are complete, the top line broken and the bottom-line shells are partly cut away. The...
