Stamp Details

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Description

Great Seal of the State of Michigan (1835)

Theme

Not a series but a combined collection of stamps honoring statehood anniversaries.

2¢ Green Mountain Boy
3¢ Great Seal of the State of Michigan (1835)
3¢ Centennial Arkansas Statehood, Post, Old and New State House
3¢ Idaho Statehood
3¢ Wyoming State Seal
3¢ Iowa Statehood Centennial, State Flag and Map
3¢ 50 Years Oklahoma Statehood, Map, Arrow and Atom Diagram
6¢ Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), Camellia (Camellia sp.)
6¢ 150 Years Maine Statehood, Lighthouse at Two Lights by Edwar
13¢ Colorado - Columbine and Rocky Mountains
25¢ Idaho
25¢ Wyoming
(46)¢ West Virginia
7¢ Alaska Statehood

Series

Michigan Centenary Issue
See List

3¢ Great Seal of the State of Michigan (1835)

Face Value

3¢

Date Issued

01-Nov-1935

Location

Unknown

Run Qty

Unknown

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

10.5 x 0

Print Method

Recess

Printing Process

Rotary Press

Color(s)

Purple

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

Celebrated Michigan's statehood. Michigan did not become a state until 1837 but they chose to celebrate based on when the petition to join began in 1835.

People

Meissner, Alvin R - Designer
Hall, Edward M - Engraver (lettering)
Kauffmann, Leo C - Engraver (vignette)

See also

1847us.com Arago colnect.com Jim's Stamp Album Michigan Official Site

Key Word(s)

Michigan Centenary 100 State Seal Flags Forest City Cityscape Circumspice Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam 1835 1837 1935

In Collection

Acquired	No	Stamp Qty
5/1/2018		1
Stamp Qty 1 Acquired 5/1/2018 - Used; Hinged Gum Cond Hinged Centering Extremely fine Location US - Stamp Smarter I (1847-1940)

Values

Used

$0.25

Mint

$0.35

PB or LP

$2.25

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
Stanley Baldwin (6/7/1935-5/28/1937)

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

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