Stamp Details

General Info

Description

Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)

Series

Boulder Dam Issue
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3¢ Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)

Face Value

3¢

Date Issued

30-Sep-1935

Location

Unknown

Run Qty

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

0 x 0

Print Method

Recess

Printing Process

Flat Plate

Color(s)

Purple

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

Issued on 30-Sep-1935 upon the completion of Boulder Dam on the Colorado River, between Nevada and Arizona. This dam is now known as the Hoover Dam.

People

McCloskey, Victor S - Designer
Hall, Edward M - Engraver (lettering)
Arlt, Carl T - Engraver (vignette)

See also

1847us.com Arago colnect.com Jim's Stamp Album

Key Word(s)

Boulder Dam Boulder Dam Colorado River Nevada Arizona Hoover Dam Lake Water Mountains Trees Water

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Values

Used

$0.25

Mint

$0.35

PB or LP

$2.50

Count

FDC

$15.00

Values as of

2015

1935 in History

Letter Rate

3¢

Package Rate

3¢

Postcard Rate

1¢

Effective

7/6/1932

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American President
Franklin D Roosevelt (3/4/1933-4/12/1945)

British Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin (6/7/1935-5/28/1937)

German President
Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945)

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