1971 Historic Preservation

 

1972 Olympics Series

EAGLES

J-29 May 7, 1971 issue is the new rate 11 cents Airmail stamp. This stamp was issued in sheet, coil, and booklet pane form. The painting is of an eagle—with an elongated cent commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the U.S. Airmail service. A matching mint stamp is mounted in the reverse of the cover.

J-35 July 1, 1971 marked the complete transition from the Post Office Department to the United States Postal Service, with a special stamp issued simultaneously throughout the United States on that day. Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, PA, added the First Day of Issue to their cancellations. Our covers were serviced in Washington. The painting is of the main portion of the new Postal Service emblem and the numis is the official bronze Postal Service medallion. A mint stamp is mounted in the reverse of the cover. 25 produced.

J-65 September 1, 1972 Post Card honoring John Hanson, First “President of the United States in Congress Assembled,” elected on November 5, 1781. Under Hanson’s leadership, the United States made treaties of peace and alliance, contracted loans, received and sent ambassadors. It also established a Federal Bank, standard currency, a standing army, and the Post Office Department. It was Hanson’s administration that adopted the Great Seal of the United States and declared the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving. The office of President of the United States was not officially created until the Constitution was adopted, and George Washington became our “official” First President of the United States. The painting is of a carved wooden eagle bearing a banner with 13 gold stars. The numis is a BU 1972D Washington quarter. 50 produced. Scott #UX64

J-85-3 On July 26, 1985, a stamp honoring the many Americans who served during the Korean War was released. When North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, the UN asked its member nations to give military aid to South Korea… more than 90% of the troops, military equipment, and supplies were provided by the U.S. By the end of the ‘police action’ (war had never been officially declared) more than 50,000 Americans had been killed, 100,000 wounded, and 5,000 captured or missing. The painting is of the American Eagle, the Washington quarter the numis—a tribute to our veterans. 35 produced, 1 with Korean coin.

J-85-6 On April 29, 1985, the USPS issued a $10.75 “Eagle and Moon” Express Mail booklet in San Francisco, CA. The painting is the head of a bald eagle and the numis is a silver dollar mounted in the envelope with the Eagle showing on the front. The number produced is unrecorded. Scott 2122.

1970 WOMAN SUFFRAGE

J-6 August 26, 1970 issue commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage. The first day city is Adams, Massachusetts, the birth place of Susan B. Anthony, crusader for Women's Rights. Warren G. Harding was elected President in 1920, the first year women were permitted to vote.  The numis is a BU 1970D nickel. A mint stamp is mounted in the reverse of the cover. 50 produced. 

1970 UNITED STATES FLAG

J-4 August 7, 1970 issue is the Huck Press version of the Flag-White House 6 cent Definitive. Although this stamp is only 1/20th of an inch smaller than the Giori Version, the perforations readily identify this stamp. Each stamp has a perforation hole centered exactly at every corner of every stamp. The painting is a stylized eagle, with a BU 1970S cent mounted in the center of the shield. A mint stamp is mounted in the reverse of the cover.

1970 ECOLOGY AND POLLUTION

On October 28, 1970, four different stamps were issued to focus attention on ecology and the problems of pollution. Each stamp shows the world as seen from outer space, and each has a separate illustration and message. The numis in the entire set a bronze Scorpio Zodiac medallion. A matching mint stamp is mounted in the reverse of each cover. 

J-10  Save our Soil -- painting of Butterfly -- 25 produced
J-11  Save our Water -- painting of Angel Fish -- 25 produced
J-12  Save our Cities -- painting of Sedum Blossom -- 24 produced
J-13  Save our Air -- painting of Finch -- 20 produced

JEFFERSON'S 1972 DESIGN OF THE WHITE HOUSE

J-31 May 10, 1971 issue is the 8 cent Flag-White House Definitive. In 1972 a contest was held for the design of the planned White House. Thomas Jefferson was an entrant, but the design selected was submitted by James Hoban. When Jefferson, as President, moved into the House in 1801, he began to realize some of his own ideas by making a few additions. The subsequently added terrace-pavilions and north and south porticoes are all reminiscent of Jefferson's concepts. The painting on the cover is Jefferson's design. The numis is a BU 1971D Jefferson nickel. A mint stamp is mounted in the reverse of the cover. 30 produced.