Iowa: 1950’s.

(P-0132)  Postmarked on July 14, 1950  U.S. #804 – 1938 Presidential Series – 1¢ George Washington  First Day of Issue Date: April 25, 1938  City: Washington, DC.

(P-0147) University of Iowa – Old Capitol, postmarked on June 9, 1951 (one month & one day before my birthday!) U.S. #842  1938 Presidential Series  3¢ Jefferson (coil)  First Day of Issue: June 16, 1938.
(C-0146) U.S. #790  1936 Army and Navy Series – 1¢ John Paul Jones and John Barry  First Day of Issue: December 15, 1936  City: Washington, DC  Postmarked July 10, 1951
My birthdate . . . on the USS Tanner!
(P-0141)  “Greetings from Iowa” – Postmarked on August 22, 1951  U.S. #804 – 1938 Presidential Series – 1¢ George Washington  First Day of Issue Date: April 25, 1938  City: Washington, DC.
(P-0204) 1951 Iowa State Fair U.S. #804 – 1938 1¢ George Washington Postmarked Aug 31, 1951 in Des Moines.
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(C-0298) U.S.S. IOWA postmark – U.S. #992 1950 3¢ Washington DC Sesquicentennial – Postmarked Sept 24, 1951 USS Iowa
(P-0146) Old Capitol Administration Building U.S. #839  1939 Presidential Series – 1¢ Washington (coil) First Day of Issue January 20, 1939 City: Washington, D.C. Postmarked November 28, 1951 Iowa City.
(P-0145) University of Iowa – Natural Science Bldg postmarked on December 17, 1951 – U.S. #839  1939 Presidential Series – 1¢ Washington (coil) First Day of Issue January 20, 1939 City: Washington, D.C.
(C-0147)  105th Anniversary of Iowa Statehood – U.S. #U540  Embossed Envelope 3¢ Washington  Postmarked on Iowa Statehood Day  Dec. 28, 1951 in Des Moines.
(P-0149) U.S. #UY13 Message Reply Postal Card Set 1951 – 2¢ George Washington/Martha Washington  First Day of Issue: December 29, 1951 City: Washington DC. On January 1, 1952 postcard rates increased from 1-cent (penny postcards) to 2-cents. Here is a First Day Postal Card Set issued on December 27, 1951. This card set was used by businesses where the cover card was for mailing and the tear-off response card was pre-paid, which encouraged a customer to respond to the mailing.
(P-0148) U.S. #UY13 Message Reply Postal Card Set 1951 – 2¢ George Washington/Martha Washington  First Day of Issue: December 29, 1951 City: Washington DC. On January 1, 1952 postcard rates increased from 1-cent (penny postcards) to 2-cents. Here is a First Day Postal Card Set issued on December 27, 1951. This card set was used by businesses where the cover card was for mailing and the tear-off response card was pre-paid, which encouraged a customer to respond to the mailing.
(S-0019) U.S. #1020  3¢ Louisiana Purchase  First Day of Issue: April 30, 1953 City: St. Louis, Missouri  Issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, U.S. #1020 pictures Karl Bitter’s sculptured plaque of James Monroe, Robert R. Livingston, and Francois Barbe Marbois signing the 1803 Louisiana Transfer in Paris.
(C-0011) U.S. #1020  3¢ Louisiana Purchase  First Day of Issue: April 30, 1953 City: St. Louis, Missouri .
(P-0112) The Children’s Hospital  U.S. #839   1939 1¢ Washington (coil)  First Day of Issue: January 20, 1939 Postmarked May 28, 1954.
(C-0012) U.S. #1063 1954 3¢ Lewis and Clark Expedition – Block of Four First Day of Issue: July 28, 1954  City: Sioux City, Iowa The only man to die on this dangerous journey was Sergeant Charles Floyd. Floyd took ill at the end of July 1804 and died on August 20. The expedition held a funeral and buried Floyd on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River (today, just outside Sioux City, Iowa); they named it Floyd’s Bluff in his honor.
(C-0012A) U.S. #1063 1954 3¢ Lewis and Clark Expedition First Day of Issue: July 28, 1954  City: Sioux City, Iowa
(C-0148)  1854 – 1954 Iowa State Fair  –  100th Anniversary  Postmarked August 24, 1954 in Fairfield, Iowa. U.S. #942  3¢ Iowa Statehood Centennial  First Day of Issue: August 3, 1946  City: Iowa City, Iowa.
(C-0149) U.S. #1053  1954-1961 Liberty Series  $5 Alexander Hamilton  First Day of Issue: March 19, 1956  City: Paterson, NJ.
(P-0095) U.S. #1033  2¢ Thomas Jefferson – Liberty Series  First Day of Issue: September 15, 1954   City: San Francisco, California  Postmarked on the Old Threshers Grounds: September 8, 1956.
(P-0007) Plum Grove – Iowa City Home of Territorial Governor Robert Lucas. U.S. #1033  2¢ Thomas Jefferson – Liberty Series  Postmarked Cedar Rapids July 13, 1957.
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(P-0341) U.S. #1033  2¢ Thomas Jefferson – Liberty Series  Postmarked Elkader July 15, 1957.

(C-0078) U.S. #1093  1957 3¢ National Education Association (NEA)  First Day of Issue: July 1, 1957  City: Philadelphia, PA  Postmarked on the Old Threshers Grounds: September 7, 1957.
(C-0265) U.S. #1100 1958 3¢ Gardening and Horticulture First Day of Issue: March 15, 1958 City: Ithaca, NY Postmarked in Ames, Iowa: March 22, 1958.
(S-0038) U.S. #1030  1955 Liberty Series – 1/2¢ Benjamin Franklin  First Known Use: May, 1958 Pre-cancelled in Wayland, Iowa.
(L-0076) U.S. #1113-1116, 1958-1959 1c-4c Lincoln Sesquicentennial Set. U.S. #1113 1¢ Abraham Lincoln First Day of Issue: February 12, 1959 City:  Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S. #1114 3¢ Abraham Lincoln First Day of Issue: February 27, 1959 City:  New York, New York, U.S. #1115 4¢ Lincoln-Douglas Debates First Day of Issue: August 27, 1958 City:  Freeport, Illinois, U.S. #1116 4¢ Lincoln Statue First Day of Issue: May 30, 1959 City:  Washington, D.C.
(P-0096) U.S. #1057   3¢ Statue of Liberty Coil – Liberty Series  First Day of Issue: October 1956    City: New York, NY  Postmarked on the Old Threshers Grounds: September 11, 1959.
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