Catalog #: Scott 1031

This is a collection of 50 very historic evergreen, deep emerald colored vintage 1950s US postage stamps. All of these stamps are cancelled and off of paper. They are in fine condition for such petite antiques! These lovely green stamps are perfect for any green themed, presidental/political or historic event.

These beautiful evergreen, deep emerald colored 1cent stamps feature our nation's 1st president, George Washington. His likeliness was reproduced from a portrait by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) generally thought to be the original “right-side of the face” type. This portrait, painted from life in 1795, hangs in the National Gallery of Art and is part of the Andrew Mellon collection. It is known as the "Vaughn portrait" because Samuel Vaughan, a London merchant and close friend of Washington, purchased Stuart's original of the portrait. Stuart often painted replicas based on his own originals.

These stamps were 1st issued August 26, 1954 in Chicago, IL. They were designed by Charles R. Chickering. The portrait was engraved by Richard M. Bower of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Charles A. Brooks engraved the frame, and John S. Edmondson engraved the numeral and lettering.

In the first ever first day ceremony for a coil stamp, the same stamps were issued on October 8, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, in side-wise perforated (vertical) coil rolls.

Please note the quantity available in this listing. There is more than one set available and the more you buy, the more you'll save on shipping!

Not only can these stamps be appreciated by philatelic collectors & enthusiasts, they can also be used for decorative paper crafting, card making, collages, scrapbooking, journaling, jewelry making and more! Sorting and organizing stamps offers endless hours of soothing relaxation for both the young and old. Getting your kids into stamps at a young age will help them to be better organized in the future.

If you are looking for something in particular please convo me for me details on a custom order.