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General Info

Smoky Mountains
749
National Parks (Farley's Folly)
See List

A series of ten stamps in increasing denominations celebrating some of the nation's National Parks.  These stamps are also a part of the group of stamps called the Farley's Follies.

1¢ Yosemite
2¢ Grand Canyon
3¢ Mount Rainier
4¢ Mesa Verde
5¢ Yellowstone
6¢ Crater Lake
7¢ Acadia
8¢ Zion
9¢ Glacier
10¢ Smoky Mountains
1¢ Yosemite
3¢ Mount Rainier
10¢
15-Mar-1935
Unknown
Unknown
Imperforate
0 x 0
Engraving
Flat Plate
Gray Black
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established on 15-Jun-1934.
  • Richards, Esther A - Designer
  • Helmuth, E H - Engraver (lettering)
  • Schofield, Louis S - Engraver (vignette)

In Collection

AcquiredNoStamp Qty
10/28/2013  1
Stamp Qty
1
Mount
JV
Acquired
10/28/2013

-
Unused; Unhinged
Centering
Fine to very fine
Location
American Heirloom Volume 1

Values

Used
$3.50
Mint
$4.00
PB or LP
$50.00
Count
6
FDC
$7.50
Values as of
2015

1935 in History

Letter Rate
Package Rate
Postcard Rate
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.


Franklin D Roosevelt (3/4/1933-4/12/1945)
Agustín Pedro Justo (2/20/1932-2/20/1938)
Joseph Lyons (1/6/1932-4/7/1939)
Wilhelm Miklas (12/10/1928-3/13/1938)
Georges Theunis (11/20/1934-3/25/1935)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Ramsay MacDonald (6/5/1929-6/7/1935)
Richard Bedford Bennett (8/7/1930-10/23/1935)
Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945)
Keisuke Okada (7/8/1934-3/9/1936)







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