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Description

George Washington praying at Valley Forge (1866)

Theme

This is a meta series that encompases all commemorative stamps with the Revolutionary War theme.

1¢ George Washington at Cambridge (1775)
2¢ Liberty Bell (1752), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2¢ Alexander Hamilton’s Battery, by Edmund Franklin Ward
2¢ George Washington praying at Valley Forge (1866)
2¢ George Washington, overprinted Molly Pitcher
2¢ The Fall of Fort Sackville (1923), by Frederick Coffay Yohn
2¢ John Sullivan (1740-1795), Continental Congress delegate
2¢ Count de Rochambeau, Washington, and Count de Grasse
3¢ Proclamation of Peace

Series

Valley Forge Issue
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2¢ George Washington praying at Valley Forge (1866)

Face Value

2¢

Date Issued

26-May-1928

Location

Philatelic Agency in Washington DC
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Run Qty

Unknown

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

11 x 11

Print Method

Recess

Printing Process

Flat Plate

Color(s)

Carmine Rose

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

The Valley Forge Sesquicentennial stamp is one of only a few to commemorate events from the Revolutionary War. This was due, in part, to budget constraints.

Subject(s)

Washington, George

People

Huston, Claire Aubrey - Designer
Hall, Edward M - Engraver (frame)
Hall, Edward M - Engraver (lettering)
Schofield, Louis S - Engraver (scrolls/ribbons)
Schofield, Louis S - Engraver (vignette)

See also

1847us.com Arago colnect.com Jim's Stamp Album

Key Word(s)

Valley Forge Valley Forge Sesquicentennial George Washington Revolutionary War Prayer In God We Trust God Trust Forest Trees Horse

In Collection

Acquired	No	Stamp Qty
9/13/2018		1
Stamp Qty 1 Acquired 9/13/2018 - Used; Hinged Gum Cond Hinged Centering Extremely fine Location US - Stamp Smarter I (1847-1940)

Values

Used

$0.50

Mint

$1.20

PB or LP

$25.00

Count

FDC

$4.00

Values as of

2015

1928 in History

Letter Rate

2¢

Package Rate

2¢

Postcard Rate

1¢

Effective

7/1/1919

American President
Calvin Coolidge (8/2/1923-3/4/1929)

Argentine President
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (10/12/1922-10/12/1928)

Australian Prime Minister
Stanley Bruce (2/9/1923-10/22/1929)

Austrian President
Michael Hainisch (12/9/1920-12/10/1928)

Belgian Prime Minister
Henri Jaspar (5/20/1926-6/6/1931)

Brazilian President
Washington Luís (11/15/1926-10/24/1930)

British Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin (11/4/1924-6/4/1929)

Canadian Prime Minister
William Lyon Mackenzie King (9/25/1926-8/7/1930)

German President
Paul von Hindenburg (5/12/1925-8/2/1934)

Japanese Prime Minister
Tanaka Giichi (4/20/1927-7/2/1929)

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