Designs of the 1922 Series
Printed by The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
EDU = Earliest Documented Usage booklet = pane (6) JLP = joint line pair GC = gripper cracks CP = cracked plate DT = double transfer IP HPIV(B) = horizontal pair imperforate vertically (between) VPIH(B) = vertical pair imperforate horizontally between) GP = gutter pair
Straight-edge possibilities: 1/2¢ through 50¢ any side $1 and $2 top or bottom only $5 no straight-edges
Click on underlined Catalog Numbers below to see more details.
1/2 Cent
Nathan Hale
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston Vignette: Marcus W. Baldwin
Frame: Robert F. Ponickau Lettering: Lyman F. Ellis
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| Number | EDU First Day |
Quantity Issued |
Perf |
Print Method |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage |
| 551 | 4/4/1925 | 626,241,783 | 11 x 11 | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | pale to dark olive brown; "cap on fraction bar"; plate crack on plate 17047 |
Although the ½¢ stamp did not have a direct use, it was issued to be used with the 1¢ stamp to pay the third-class rate of one and a half cents per two ounces, which was in effect from April 15, 1925 through December 1948. |
| 653 | 5/25/1929 | 2,180,436,100 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press | 18.5-19 x 22.5+ | olive brown to deep olive brown; "bloody nose"; retouched plate; vertical gutter pair |
1 Cent
Benjamin Franklin
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston Vignette: Marcus W. Baldwin
Lettering: Edward M. Hall and Joachim C. Benzing
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage | |
| 552 | 1/17/1923 | 4,015,109,977 | 11 x 11 | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | pale to deep green; bluish green; double transfer | The one cent stamp saw primary usage on postcards and as a makeup stamp to complete the rate. There was a short-lived distinction between government and privately printed postcards. As of April 15, 1925 privately printed postcards were raised to 2¢, while postcards printed by the government remained at 1¢. On July 1, 1928 the premium on privately printed cards was rescinded and the rate returned to 1¢. This rate remained in effect until Jan. 1, 1952. The drop letter rate remained 1¢ at Post Offices with no carrier service. |
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| 552a | 12/26/1923 Issued ~1923 |
327,708,000 | 11 x 11 | booklet flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | green to deep green; double transfer | ||
| 575 | 3/16/1923 | 16,072,400 | imperf | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | green to deep green;Schermack III perfs | ||
| 578 | 11/7/1923 Issued 11/1923 |
<3,077,000 | 11 x 10 | rotary coil waste | 19.75 x 22.25 | green; fantail | ||
| 581 | 7/?/1923 Issued 4/1923 |
--- | 10 x 10 | sheet rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | pale to deep gray, yellowish & bluish green | ||
| 594 | 3/25/1924 Issued 3/1924 |
--- | 11 x 11 | rotary coil waste from Scott --- |
19.75 x 22.25 | green | ||
| 596 | probably issued in 1924 |
--- | 11 x 11 | rotary sheet waste from Scott 581 |
19 x 22.5+ | green | ||
| 597 | 7/18/1923 | 2,147,680,500 | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil | 19.75 x 22.25 | green; yellow green; bluish to dark
green double transfer; JLP; gripper cracks |
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| 604 | 4/19/1924 Issued 7/1924 |
174,848,250 | 10 horiz. | rotary endwise coil | 19-22.5+ | green; deep green; bright yellow green; JLP | ||
| 632 | 5/24/1927 Issued ~5/21/27 |
--- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press | 19 x 22.5+ | green to yellow green; vert. pr. imperf. between; horiz. pr. imperf. between; cracked plate | ||
| 632a | 11/2/1927 | --- | 11 x 10.5 | booklet pane - rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | bright to deep green | ||
| 658 | 4/15/1929 | 13,390,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet Kans. overprint |
19 x 22.5+ | wide-spaced overprint | Note:
The 1¢ over- prints should be green, never yellow green, & if unused, must have type II gum breakers |
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| 658a | --- | --- | 11 x 10.5 | 19 x 22.5+ | vert. pr., one w/o ovpt. | |||
| 669 | 4/15/1929 | 8,220,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet Nebr. overprint |
19 x 22.5+ | wide-spaced overprint | ||
| 669b | --- | --- | 11 x 10.5 | 19 x 22.5+ | no period after NEBR | |||
1.5 Cents
Warren G. Harding
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston Vignette: Frederick Pauling
Lettering/Scrolls: Edward M. Hall and Joachim C. Benzing
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size | Colors/Varieties | Usage | |
| 553 | 3/19/1925 | 1,208,187,883 | 11 x 11 | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | pale yellow to deep brown reddish brown double transfer |
The 1½¢ stamp paid the third-class rate of one and a half cents per two ounces, which was in effect from April 15, 1925 through December 1948. |
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| 576 | 4/4/1925 | --- | imperf | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | pale to yellow brown; double transfer Schermack III perfs |
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| 582 | 3/19/1925 | --- | 10 x 10 | sheet rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | brown; deep brown; yellow & red browns | ||
| 598 | 3/19/1925 | 2,146,673,000 | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil | 19.75 x 22.25 | yellow to deep brown;
reddish
brown; JLP gripper cracks |
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| 605 | 5/9/1925 | 25,389,000 | 10 horiz. | rotary endwise coil | 19-22.5+ | yellow to deep yellow brown; brown; JLP | ||
| 631 | 8/27/1926 | 2,226,000 | imperf | rotary press | 18.5-19x22.5+ | yellow brown; w/o gum breaker ridges | ||
| 633 | 5/17/1927 | --- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | yellow to deep brown | ||
| 659 | 4/16/1929 | 8,240,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet Kans. overprint |
19 x 22.5+ | wide-spaced overprint | The 1¢ over-prints should be brown, never yellow brown, & must have type II gum breakers, if unused | |
| 659a | --- | --- | 11 x 10.5 | 19 x 22.5+ | vert. pr., one w/o ovpt. | |||
| 670 | 4/15/1929 | 8,990,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary Nebr. overprint | 19 x 22.5+ | wide-spaced overprint | ||
1.5 Cents
Warren G. Harding
Designer: Claire A. Huston Vignette: John Eissler
Lettering: E. M. Hall and Wm. B. Wells J. C. Benzing (scrolls and ribbon)
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage |
| 684 | 12/1/1930 | 6,490,510,400 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | brown to yellow brown vertical gutter pair horizontal gutter pair |
The 1½¢ stamp paid the third-class rate of one and a half cents per two ounces, which was in effect from April 15, 1925 through December 1948. The full face Harding stamp was thought to offer a more flattering portrait. The border was altered to match the border of the other lower value stamps in the series |
| 686 | 12/1/1930 | 1,456,441,000 | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil | 19.75 x 22.25 | brown joint line pair (JLP) |
2 Cents
George Washington
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston Vignette: Marcus W. Baldwin
Lettering: Edward M. Hall and Joachim C. Benzing
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage |
| 554 | 1/15/1923 | 21,681,541,977 | 11 x 11 | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | carmine to light carmine; horiz. pair imperforate between; vertical pair imperf. between | The 2¢ stamp paid first class postage on ordinary mail for the first ounce until July 6, 1932 at which time the rate was increased to 3¢. The drop letter rate for letters at a Post Office with carrier service was 2¢ for most of the life of this stamp. On July 6, 1932 this drop letter rate increased to 3¢, but was lowered back again to 2¢ on July 1, 1933. It remained 1¢ per ounce for drop letters at Post Offices with no carrier service throughout the era. A 2¢ treaty rate with the Pan American states was in effect until April 1, 1932, when it was raised to 3¢. The treaty rate for Great Britain and Canada remained at 2¢ until Sept. 1, 1931, at which time the British rate went to the UPU rate and the to-Canada rate went to3¢. See this page for more information on identifying Type I and Type II. |
| 554d | 11/23/1923 | 11 x 10 top or bottom | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | carmine | ||
| 554c | 2/10/1923 | 2,672,028,000 | 11 x 11 | booklet pane - flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | carmine to deep carmine; double transfer | |
| 577 | 4/12/1923 Issued 3/20/23 |
36,085,600 | imperforate | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | carmine to light carmine; Schermack III perfs; Star Plate |
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| 577a | carmine lake |
--- | imperforate | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | lake |
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| 579 | 2/20/1923 | <17,918,000 | 11 x 10 | rotary coil waste | 19.75 x 22.25 | carmine to deep carmine fantail; recut in eye; joint line pair (JLP); Star Plate | |
| 583 | 5/15/1924 Issued 5/1924 |
--- | 10 x 10 | sheet rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine to deep carmine; lake double transfer |
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| 583a | 8/27/1926 | --- | 10 x 10 | booklet pane - rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine to deep carmine;pane positions | |
| 595 | Issued 6/25/ 1923 |
--- | 11 x 11 | rotary coil waste | 19.75 x 22.25 | carmine to deep carmine; recut in eye |
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| 599 | 1/10/1923 Issued ~1/9/23 |
24,946,522,000 | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil type I | 19.75 x 22.25 | bright to deep carmine; double transfer; JLP; gripper cracks |
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| 599b | carmine lake | 10 vert. | 19.75 x 22.25 | lake | |||
| 599A | 3/29/1929 Issued 3/1929 |
427,807,230 | 10 vert. | rotary coil type II |
19.75 x 22.25 | carmine type II JLP; setenant types I and II JLP | |
| 606 | 12/31/1923 | 301,134,500 | 10 horiz. | rotary endwise coil type I | 19-22.5+ | light to bright carmine and rose carmine gripper cracks; JLP; cracked plate | |
| 606a | carmine lake | --- | 10 horiz. | 19-22.5+ | carmine lake | ||
| 634 | 12/10/1926 | --- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet type I | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine to deep
carmine;
exp. paper; "gash in chin"; "long ear"; "smiling face"; horizontal pair imperforate between |
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| 634A | 12/15/1928 ( issue date ?) |
799,428,800 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet type II | 19 x 22.5+ | deep carmine; carmine; gutter pair | |
| 634b | 12/20/1929 ( issue date ?) |
--- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet type I | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine lake | |
| 634d | issued Aug 1926 |
--- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary booklet type I | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine to bright carmine gouge; recut | |
| 634e | --- | --- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary booklet type I | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine lake | |
| 646 | 10/20/1928 | 9,779,896 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet MOLLY PITCHER overprint |
19 x 22.5+ | carmine; wide-spacing overprint | |
| 646a | "PITCHER" only | --- | 11 x 10.5 | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine; "PITCHER" only | ||
| 647 | 8/13/1928 | 5,519,897 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary - HAWAII ovpt. | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine (rose); wide-spacing overprint | |
| 660 | 4/16/1929 | 87,410,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary Kans. overprint | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine; wide-spacing overprint | must have
type II gum breakers, if unused |
| 671 | 4/15/1929 | 73,220,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary Nebr. overprint | 19 x 22.5+ | carmine; wide-spacing overprint |
3 Cents
Abraham Lincoln
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston
Vignette: George F. C. Smillie Lettering: Edward M. Hall
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage | |
| 555 | 2/12/1923 | 372,593,077 | 11 x 11 | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | violet to deep violet; reddish & bluish violet | Initially the 3¢ stamp did not have a specific usage but as of Oct. 1, 1925 the UPU, government printed, post card rate was raised to 3¢. It paid for the second ounce on UPU letters. On July 6, 1932 the first class rate went to three cents, at which time this stamp became the workhorse of the era. | |
| 584 | 8/1/1925 | --- | 10 x 10 | sheet rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | light to deep violet | ||
| 600 | 5/10/1924 | 499,091,500 | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil | 19.75 x 22.25 | pale to bright violet;JLP; cracked plate | ||
| 635 | 2/3/1927 | --- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | violet | ||
| 635a | 2/7/1934 | --- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | bright violet;gripper cracks | ||
| 661 | 4/16/1929 | 2,540,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet Kans. overprint |
19 x 22.5+ | --- | The 3¢ over-prints should be violet to reddish violet, never deep violet, & must have type II gum breakers, if unused | |
| 661a | --- | --- | 11 x 10.5 | 19 x 22.5+ | vert. pr., one w/o ovpt. | |||
| 672 | 4/15/1929 | 2,110,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet Nebr. overprint |
19 x 22.5+ | wide-spaced overprint | ||
| 672a | --- | --- | 11 x 10.5 | 19 x 22.5+ | vert. pr., one w/o ovpt. | |||
4 Cents
Martha Washington
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston
Vignette: Leo C. Kauffmann Lettering: Edward M. Weeks
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage | |
| 556 | 1/15/1923 | 573,387,277 | 11 x 11 | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | light to deep yellowish brown; light to deep brown and reddish brown double transfer | ||
| 556b | --- | 11 x 10 top or bottom | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | ||||
| 585 | 4/4/1925 | --- | 10 x 10 | sheet rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | yellow to deep yellow brown | ||
| 601 | 9/14/1923 issued ~8/5/1923 |
228,288,000 | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil | 19.75 x 22.25 | shades (see 553); joint line pair | ||
| 636 | 5/17/1927 | --- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | yellow brown; gutter pair | ||
| 662 | 4/16/1929 | 2,290,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary sheet Kans. overprint |
19 x 22.5+ | --- | The 4¢ over-prints should be yellow brown, never deep brown, & must have type II gum breakers, if unused | |
| 662a | --- | --- | 11 x 10.5 | 19 x 22.5+ | vert. pr., one w/o ovpt. | |||
| 673 | 4/15/1929 | 1,600,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary Nebr. overprint | 19 x 22.5+ | wide-spaced overprint | ||
4 Cents
Howard Taft
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston Vignette: John Eissler
Lettering: Edward M. Hall and J. C. Benzing (scrolls and ribbon)
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage |
| 685 | 6/4/1930 | 662,956,900 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | brown to deep brown; gouge on right "4" recut on right "4" vertical gutter pair |
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| 687 | 9/18/1930 | 86,855,000 | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil | 19.75 x 22.25 | brown; joint line pair (JLP) |
5 Cents
Theodore Roosevelt
Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston Vignette: John Eissler
Lettering: Edward M. Hall and J. C. Benzing (scrolls and ribbon)
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| Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf |
Method Type |
Design Size |
Colors/Varieties | Usage | |
| 557 | 10/27/1922 | 780,624,677 | 11 x 11 | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | blue to deep blue; imperf. pr.;
double transfer; horiz. or vert. pair imperforate between |
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| 557c | --- | --- | 11 x 10 top or bottom | flat plate | 18.5-19 x 22 | --- | ||
| 586 | 4/4/1925 | --- | 10 x 10 | sheet rotary | 19 x 22.5+ | blue; double transfer; horiz. pair imperf. between | ||
| 602 | 3/5/1924 | --- | 10 vert. | rotary sidewise coil | 19.75 x 22.25 | dark blue | ||
| 637 | 3/24/1927 | --- | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | bright to dark blue; gutter pair; double transfer | ||
| 648 | 8/13/1928 | 1,459,897 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary press sheet | 19 x 22.5+ | --- | The 5¢ Hawaii over-prints should be deep blue, & must have type II gum breakers, if unused | |
| 663 | 4/16/1929 | 2,700,000 | 11 x 10.5 | rotary Kans. overprint | 19 x 22.5+ | --- | ||