Stamp Details

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Description

California Pacific Intl. Exposition (1935), San Diego

Series

California Pacific Exposition Issue
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3¢ California Pacific Intl. Exposition (1935), San Diego

Face Value

3¢

Date Issued

29-May-1935

Location

Unknown

Run Qty

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

10.5 x 0

Print Method

Recess

Color(s)

Purple

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

Issued for the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. This commemorates the 400th anniversary of Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's finding the Pacific Ocean.

People

Meissner, Alvin R - Designer
Wells, William B - Engraver (lettering)
Arlt, Carl T - Engraver (vignette)

See also

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

Key Word(s)

California Pacific International Exposition San Diego Point Loma San Diego Bay Vázquez de Coronado Coronado 400 1535 1935

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5/1/2018		1
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Values

Used

$0.25

Mint

$0.35

PB or LP

$1.50

Count

FDC

$15.00

Values as of

2015

1935 in History

Letter Rate

3¢

Package Rate

3¢

Postcard Rate

1¢

Effective

7/6/1932

United States 8/15/1935
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die in Plane Crash
Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in a plane crash in the northern reaches of Alaska while seeking a mail route to Russia. Will Rogers was a performer and a newspaper columnist. Wiley Post was the first person to fly solo around the world.

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

British Prime Minister
Ramsay MacDonald (6/5/1929-6/7/1935)

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

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