Recalling pleasant things and taking the time to dwell on them.
Iowa: The Pentacrest.
(C-0038)State University of Iowa cacheted envelope from mid-1880’s U.S. #210 1883 2¢ Washington Earliest Known Use: October 1, 1883 This cacheted envelope is postmarked January (late 1880’s?) 5:30 am in Iowa City, Iowa. It’s a letter written on State University of Iowa stationary and includes a beautiful cachet etching of the University campus.(P-0025)U.S. #300 1903 1¢ Franklin First Day of Issue: February 3, 1903 Postmarked August 12, 1905.(P-0022)U.S. #300 1903 1¢ Franklin First Day of Issue: February 3, 1903 Postmarked August 29, 1905.(P-0023)U.S. #323 1904 1¢ Robert R. Livingston First Day of Issue:April 30, 1904City:St. Louis, Missouri Postmarked March 23, 1906.
(P-0238) U.S. #300 1903 1¢ Franklin First Day of Issue: February. 3, 1903 Postmarked October 19, 1907.
(P-0027)U.S. #300 1903 1¢ Franklin First Day of Issue: February. 3, 1903 Postmarked November 1, 1907.(P-0028)U.S. #300 1903 1¢ Franklin First Day of Issue: February. 3, 1903 Postmarked July 8, 1908.
(P-0028a)U.S. #319 1903 2¢ George Washington Postmarked October 16, 1908 in Iowa City
(P-0328)U.S. #300 1903 1¢ Franklin Postmarked December 3, 1908 in Iowa City
(P-0332) Missing stamp – Postmarked January 20, 1909 in Iowa City
(P-0028b) U.S. #331 1¢ Benjamin FranklinPostmarked August 16, 1910 in Iowa City
(P-0203)U.S. #405 1¢ WashingtonPostmarked Nov 3, 1913 in Iowa City.(P-0203)(P-0024)Missing stamp – Postmarked April 11, 1914.(P-0032)Missing stamp-Postmarked Feb 7 (circa 1915?) (P-0030)U.S. #405 1912-14 Regular Issue Series 1¢ Washington. Earliest Known Use: February, 1912. Postmarked July 13, 1919 in Iowa City.(P-0030) “One of the very fine University buildings.”(P-0033)U.S. #1286A 1968 Prominent American Series – 12¢ Henry Ford First Day of Issue: July 30, 1968 City: Greenfield Village, MI Postmarked in 1981.
Our Iowa Heritage 