Cat. # 2942 Mary Breckenridge Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1998
Cat. # 2942 Mary Breckenridge Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1998
Design # A
Perf 11
Denomination: 77c
Colors:
Date of Issue: A , 19
Prices: Stamp
Single -
MNH -
Used -
PB#4 -
Margin zip block of 4 -
First Day Cities: Troy, NY
Quantity Issued: Stamps ,000 FDC's ( ?????? )
Purpose:
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip
Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by
Subject:
Text: ""
Giori Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
Cat. # 1823 Emily Bissel Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1980
Cat. # 1823 Emily Bissel Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1980
Design # A1210
Perf 11
Tagged
Denomination: 15c
Colors: red and black
Date of Issue: May 31, 1980
Prices: Stamp
Single - .35 MNH
Used - .20
PB#4 - 1.75
Margin zip block of 4 - 1.50
First Day Cities: Wilmington, Del.
Quantity Issued: Stamps 95,695,000 FDC's ( 649,509 )
Purpose: Emily Bissell (1861-1948), social worker; introduced Christmas
Seals for Tuberculosis in the United States in 1908.
FDC Prices: [ ] 1. single [ ] 1.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip
Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Stevan Dohanos
Subject: Emily Bissell and Tuberculosis Cross in red
Text: "Emily Bissell - Crusader Against Tuberculosis"
Engraved Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
Harriet Tubman Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1978
Cat. # 1744 Harriet Tubman Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1978
Design # A1133
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 13c
Colors: multicolored
Tagged
Date of Issue: Feb. 1, 1978
Prices: Stamp
Single - .25
MNH - .30
Used - .20
PB#12 (6#'s) - 3.50
Margin zip block of 4 1.00m
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 156,525,000 FDC's ( 493,495 )
Purpose: Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), born a slave in Dorcherter
County, Maryland, was known as the "Moses of her people" and the
conductor of the Underground Railroad. She escaped to free soil in
Penn. in 1849 and later made 19 trips back into slave contry at great
personal rick. She is credited with helping more than 300 slaves escape to freedom. She was also a Civil War Nurse.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip
Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Jerry Pinkney after a photograph
Subject: Harriet Tubman and Cart Carrying Slaves
Text: "Harriet Tubman - Black Heritage USA"
Photogravure (Andreotti) Giori Press Printing Plates of 200
subjects in four panes of 50
Plate numbers used =
Clara Maass Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1976
Cat. # 1699 Clara Maass Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1976
Design # A1089
Perf 11
Denomination: 13c
Colors: Multicolored
Tagged
Date of Issue: Aug. 18, 1976
Prices: Stamp
Single - .25
MNH - .30
Used - .20
PB#12 (6#'s) - 3.50
Margin zip block of 4 1.00m
1699a Horiz. pair, imperf vert. 450.00
First Day Cities: Belleville, NJ
Quantity Issued: Stamps 130,592,000 FDC's ( 646,506 )
Purpose: This stamp commemorates Clara Maass, the American Nurse
who gave her life in the experiments conducted in connection with
Yellow Fever in Cuba during the early 1900's. During the Spanish-American War, she became a contract nurse with the U.S.
Army and served in Army camps in Florida and Georgia and in Santiago, Cuba. She volunteered again in 1900 and was sent to the Phillipines. She returned to Cuba, where a team of American and Cuban doctors, including Major Walter Reed and Major William C. Gorgas, were conducting experiments on control of yellow fever and malaria. Maass volunteered for these experiments and was initially bitten by the Stegomyia mosquito on June 4, 1901. She did contract a slight case of yellow fever from this bite, but quickly recovered. She volunteered again on Aug. 14, 1901; ten days later she died. She was the only American and the Only woman to die during the experiments.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip
Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: .94 inches x 1.12 inches vert
Designed by Paul Calle
Subject: Clara Maass, Nurse, and Newark German Hospital Pin
Text: "Clara Maass - She Gave Her Life"
Photogravure (Andreotti) Giori Press Printing Plates of 160
subjects in four panes of 40
Plate numbers used =
Cat. # 1190
Nursing Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1961
Cat. # 1190 Nursing Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1961
Design # A628
Perf 11
Denomination: 4c
Colors: blue, green, orange and black
Date of Issue: Dec. 28, 1961
Prices: Stamp
Single - .15
MNH - .20
Used - .15
PB#4 - .40
Plate # block of 4, with 2 plate numbers .45c
First Day Cities: Washington D.C.
Quantity Issued: Stamps 145,350,000 FDC's ( 964,005 )
Purpose: To honor the Nursing profession and emphasize the importance of nurses to the maintainance of the health of the nation.
The design depicts a young student nurse lighting a traditional candle,
symbolizing dedication to her profession. The candle lighting ceremony
is held for all graduating nurses.
FDC Prices: [ ] 6.00 single [ ] 7.50 pair [ ] 9.00 block of 4 [ ]
12.00 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert.
Designed by Alfred Charles Parker and V.S. McCloskey, Jr.
Subject: Graduating Student Nurse Lighting Candle - Issued to honor the nursing profession
Text: "Nursing"
Giori Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
(two passes = 2 plate numbers)
Plate numbers used =
Cat. # 1013
Service Women Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1952
Cat. # 1013 Service Women Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1952
Design # A460
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Denomination: 3c
Colors: deep blue
Date of Issue: Sept. 11, 1952
Prices: Stamp
Single - .15
MNH - .20
Used - .15
PB#4 - .40
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 124,260,000 FDC's ( 308,062 )
Purpose: In tribute to the women of the Unites States Armed Forces.
Each of the four service having women members in represented,
including the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, and Air Force. A special
campaign was launched to honor these women, including MASH nurses
of the Korean War Era.
FDC Prices: [ ] 3.60 single [ ] 4.50 pair [ ] 5.40 block of 4 [ ]
10.80 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches horiz
Designed by W. K. Schrage and R. L. Miller, Jr.
Subject: Women of the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Text: "Women in our Armed Services"
Rotary Press Printing
E.E. Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Steel engraved Die
Plate numbers used =
Cat. # 967
Clara Barton Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1948
Cat. # 967 Clara Barton Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1948
Design # A414
Perf 11 x 10 1/2
Denomination: 3c
Colors: Rose red
Date of Issue: Sept. 7, 1948
Prices: Stamp
Single - .15c
MNH - .20c
Used - .15c
PB#4 - .40c
First Day Cities: Oxford, Mass. (Birthplace of Clara Barton)
Quantity Issued: Stamps 57,823,000 FDC's ( 362,000 )
Purpose: Issued in honor of one of America's most famous women,
Clara Barton (1821-1912). In 1877, she organized the American Red
Cross and National Committee, which later became the American Red
Cross and was its predident until 1904. She was responsible for the
clause in the Red Cross constitution which permits it to function in
national emergencies and calamities other than war.
FDC Prices: [ ] 3.60 single [ ] 4.50 pair [ ] 5.40 block of 4 [ ]
10.80 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches
Designed by Charles R. Chickering BEP
Subject: Clara Barton (1821-1912), Founder of the American Red Cross in 1882
Text:
Rotary Press Printing E.E. Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of 50
Steel engraved Die
Plate numbers used =
Cat. # 862
Louisa May Alcott Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1940
Cat. # 862 Louisa May Alcott Commemorative Stamp Issue of
1940
Design # A331
Perf 10 1/2 x 11
Denomination: 5c
Colors: Ultramarine
Date of Issue: Feb. 5, 1940
Prices: Stamp
Single - .15c
MNH - .20c
Used - .15c
PB#4 - .95c
Famous Americans Series/Authors
First Day Cities: Concord, Massachusetts
Quantity Issued: 22,104,950 Stamps FDC's ( 134,325 )
Purpose: Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) A. Massachusetts story writer
best known for her fiction for young girls. Little Woems, Little Men,
Jo's Boys were based on early-life experiences with her three sisters.
She served as a nurse during the Civil War until her own health was
impaired.
FDC Prices: [ ] 7.40 single [ ] 8.75 pair [ ] 10.50 block of 4 [ ]
21.00 Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: .85 inch x .98 inch
Designed by W.A. Roach after a photograph by L. C. Hardy Studio
from the Demorest Family Magazine Portrait Album.
Rotary Press Printing E.E. Plates of 280 subjects in four panes of 70
Steel engraved Die
Plate numbers used =
Cat. # 702
American Red Cross Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1931
Cat. # 702 American Red Cross Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1931
Design# A208
Perf 11
Denomination: 2c
Colors: black and red
Date of Issue: May 21, 1931
Prices: Stamp
Single - .15c
MNH - .30c
Used - .15c
PB#4 - 1.50
Margin blk of 4 arrow left or right = 1.50
Plate # block of 4, 2 plate numbers = 1.90 nh 2.40
Double transfer .50used 1.50mint
702a Red Cross omitted error 40,000.00 mint - rare
First Day Cities:
Washington DC (National Headquarters of the American Red Cross) and
Dansville, NY (where the first chapter was established - 1881)
Quantity Issued: Stamps 99,074,600 FDC's (---)
Purpose: To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of
the American Red Cross by Clara Barton (1821-1912), whose work first on the battlefields of the Civil War and then with the International Red Cross behind the lines during the Franco-Prussian Warled her to
undertake a campaign to establish an American Red Cross, which as the National Society of the Red Cross came into existence in 1881. Through her efforts, the American Red Cross was empowered to serve in peacetime as well as war.
FDC Prices: [ ] 32. single [ ] 40. pair [ ] 48. block of 4 [ ] 96.
Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: .75 inch x .87 inch
Designed by C.A. Huston and A.R. Meissner after a photograph
of a painting of a 1930 Red Cross poster entitled "The Greatest Mother In The World"
Subject: Red Cross Nurse kneeling before the globe with her hands
outstretched. In the upper part of the stamp at the left of the figure in the Greek cross with five equal squares, the emblem of the organisation. 50th Anniversary of the founding of the American Red Cross Society in 1881-1931
Flat Plate Printing Plates of 200 subjects in two panes of 100 each
Steel engraved Die
Plate numbers used =
note: The cross tends to shift, appearing in many slightly varied position.
The cross omitted variety is caused by a foldover of the paper. It is
unique. Value reflects sale price at auction in 1994
