The Famous American Stamps

The Famous American Stamps

Initial American stamps were introduced in 1847. They were referred to as the "United State Stamps." The stamps, created by George W. Hughes and made with the help of Rawdon, Wright & Hatch and featured an image of Benjamin Franklin on one side and an allegorical image of America to the reverse. The concept was based on an earlier medal issued in Philadelphia in 1778 to mark the anniversary of the Treaty of Alliance with France during the American Revolution. The following issue featured similar designs, but it the printing was done using steel plates, not copper plates, as was the case before. The United States postage stamp issues are often referred to by the informal name of Steel Penny Issues because they have a profile that is just enough to be able to identify them or Steel Plate Issues because they are printed on steel plates. They are also known as Steel Plate Issues because the Postal Service has noted that these stamps are popular among stamp collectors due to the fact that they are typically easier to locate in good condition in comparison to other stamps from the same time frame due to their metallic composition. Cherrystone Auctions, Inc. A New York foreign stamps for auction

 

A stamp that is among the more well-known American stamps could be one that was issued in 1869. The stamp was made to raise money for a transcontinental railroad . It has a photo of California on the left and "Pacific Railroad" written with white lettering. On the right there's a picture of Omaha Beach, Nebraska where trains finish their journey before crossing onto Kansas City or St. Louis in the direction of New York City. The lower portion shows two locomotives carrying four cars full of people racing towards sunset . The top middle. There are rays that radiate out of its red ball-shaped sun. This particular stamp was initially issued, but it was brought back to circulation following a reissue in the course of Congress in World War I when up to 50 percent of the stamps utilized for business and correspondence reasons. The American Stamps were a boon to the war effort through reducing costs on U.S. currency reserves which were depleted in World War I to a degree that it was believed there would be no currency circulated by the end of September 1918. Cherrystone Auctions, Inc. A New York rare postage stamps