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James Russell Lowell

Theme

An all-encompassing series that includes any stamp that features a famous or notorious American. First series stamps from 1940.

1¢ Washington Irving
2¢ James Fenimore Cooper
3¢ Ralph Waldo Emerson
5¢ Louisa May Alcott
10¢ Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain)
1¢ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2¢ John Greenleaf Whittier
3¢ James Russell Lowell
5¢ Walt Whitman
10¢ James Whitcomb Riley
1¢ Horace Mann
2¢ Mark Hopkins
3¢ Charles W. Eliot
5¢ Frances E. Willard
10¢ Booker T. Washington
1¢ John James Audubon
2¢ Dr. Crawford W. Long
3¢ Luther Burbank
5¢ Dr. Walter Reed
10¢ Jane Addams
1¢ Stephen Collins Foster
2¢ John Philip Sousa
3¢ Victor Herbert
5¢ Edward A. MacDowell
10¢ Ethelbert Nevin
1¢ Gilbert Charles Stuart
2¢ James A. McNeill Whistler
3¢ Augustus Saint-Gaudens
5¢ Daniel Chester French
10¢ Frederic Remington
1¢ Eli Whitney
2¢ Samuel F. B. Morse
3¢ Cyrus Hall McCormick
5¢ Elias Howe
10¢ Alexander Graham Bell

Series

Famous Americans Issues - Poets
See List

1¢ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2¢ John Greenleaf Whittier
3¢ James Russell Lowell
5¢ Walt Whitman
10¢ James Whitcomb Riley

Face Value

3¢

Date Issued

20-Feb-1940

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Run Qty

Unknown

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

11 x 0

Print Method

Recess

Printing Process

Rotary Press

Color(s)

Bright Red Violet

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

James Russell Lowell was an abolishionist poet. Among his best known works is "The Vision of Sir Launfal" - an tale of King Aurthur and the search for the Holy Grail.

People

Roach, William A - Designer
Brooks, C A - Engraver

See also

1847us.com 1847us.com Famous Americans Arago colnect.com Jim's Stamp Album Stamp Data Wikipedia

Key Word(s)

James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell Famous Americans Poets

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Acquired	No	Stamp Qty
9/27/2018		1
Stamp Qty 1 Acquired 9/27/2018 - Used; Hinged Gum Cond Hinged Centering Extremely fine Location US - Stamp Smarter I (1847-1940)

1940 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
Neville Chamberlain (5/28/1937-5/10/1940)

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

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