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Stamp Details

General Info

"Colonization of the West" by Gutzon Borglum
15-Jul-1938
Marietta, Ohio
Unknown
Perforations
11 x 10.5
Engraving
Rotary Press
Bright Violet
None - No watermark
Northwest Territory Sesquicentennial.  The statue that is the inspiration for this stamp was by sculptor Gutson Burglum who also designed Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
  • Miller Jr, R L - Designer
  • Hall, Edward M - Engraver (lettering)
  • Huber, George L - Engraver (lettering)
  • Arlt, Carl T - Engraver (vignette)

In Collection

AcquiredNoStamp Qty
12/17/2013  1
Stamp Qty
1
Acquired
12/17/2013

-
Unused; Unhinged
Gum Cond
Mint never hinged
Centering
Fine
Location
American Heirloom Volume 1

Values

Used
$0.25
Mint
$0.30
PB or LP
$6.00
Count
4
FDC
$15.00
Values as of
2015

1938 in History

Letter Rate
Package Rate
Postcard Rate
Effective
7/6/1932

United States 1/3/1938
   March of Dimes Founded
The March of Dimes was founded by President Franklin D Roosevelt as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.  It was originally set up to fight against the polio epidemic. The name "March of Dimes" was created by Eddie Cantor in his radio campaign and was a play on words of "The March of Time" which was a  popular newsreel at the time.  After Jonas Salk's polio vaccine became available, the organization expanded to focus on birth defects and premature births.

United States 6/30/1938
   Superman's First Appearance
Superman First appeared in Action Comics #1.

United States 7/17/1938
   Douglas Corrigan Crossed the Atlantic in Solo Flight
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan left Floyd Bennett field in Brooklyn, New York and arrived in Dublin, Ireland for the first solo trans-Atlantic airplane flight.  It took twenty-eight hours.


Franklin D Roosevelt (3/4/1933-4/12/1945)
Neville Chamberlain (5/28/1937-5/10/1940)
Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945)







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