Recalling pleasant things and taking the time to dwell on them.
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.(P-0204)(P-0146)Old Capitol Administration Building U.S. #839 1939 Presidential Series – 1¢ Washington (coil) First Day of Issue January 20, 1939City: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 ExpeditionFirst 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, 1956City: 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.(P-0007)
(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 19583¢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 LincolnFirst Day of Issue: February 12, 1959 City: Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S. #1114 3¢ Abraham LincolnFirst Day ofIssue: 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 StatueFirst 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.(P-0096)
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