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The Famous American Stamps of 1940
Rotary Press · Perf 10½ x 11 · 280 Subject Electric Eye Plates

Famous American Authors - Designer: William Roach - Engraver: C. T. Arlt
The 1¢ Famous American Author Washington Irving - Jan.29, Tarrytown, N.Y. - 56,348,320 issued
The 2¢ Famous American Author James Fenimore Cooper - Jan. 29, Cooperstown, N.Y. - 53,177,110
The 3¢ Famous American Author Ralph Waldo Emerson - Feb. 5, Boston, Massachusetts - 53,260,270
The 5¢ Famous American Author Louisa May Alcott, Concord, New Hampshire - Feb. 5 - 22,104,950
The 10¢ Famous American Author Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), Hannibal, Missouri - Feb. 13 - 13,201,270

Famous American Poets - Designer: William Roach - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
The 1¢ Famous American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland, Maine - Feb.16 - 51,603,580
The 2¢ Famous American Poet John Greenleaf Whittier, Haverhill, Massachusetts - Feb. 16 - 52,100,510
The 3¢ Famous American Poet James Russell Lowell, Cambridge, Massachusetts - Feb. 20 - 51,666,580
The 5¢ Famous American Poet Walt Whitman, Camden, New Jersey - Feb. 20 - 22,207,780
The 10¢ Famous American Poet James Whitcomb Riley, Greenfield, Indiana - Feb. 24 - 11,835,530

Famous American Educators - Designer: William Roach - Engraver: C. T. Arlt
The 1¢ Famous American Educator Horace Mann, Boston, Massachusetts - March 14 - 52,471,160
The 2¢ Famous American Educator Mark Hopkins, Williamstown, Massachusetts - March 14 - 52,366,440
The 3¢ Famous American Educator Charles W. Eliot, Cambridge, Massachusetts - March 28 - 51,636,270
The 5¢ Famous American Educator Frances E. Willard, Evanston, Illinois - March 28 - 20,729,030
The 10¢ Famous American Educator Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama - April 7 - 14,125,580

Famous American Scientists - Designer: William Roach - Engraver: J. T. Vail
The 1¢ Famous American Scientist John James Audubon, St. Francisville, Louisiana - April 8 - 59,409,000
The 2¢ Famous American Scientist Dr. Crawford W. Long, Jefferson, Georgia - April 8 - 57,888,600
The 3¢ Famous American Scientist Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California - April 17 - 58,273,180
The 5¢ Famous American Scientist Dr. Walter Reed, Washington, D.C. - April 17 - 23,779,000
The 10¢ Famous American Scientist Jane Addams, Chicago, Illinois - April 26 - 15,112,580

Famous American Composers - Designer: William Roach - Engraver: C. T. Arlt
The 1¢ Famous American Composer Stephen Collins Foster, Bardstown, Kentucky - May 3 - 57,322,790
The 2¢ Famous American Composer John Phillip Sousa, Washington, D.C. - May 3 - 58,281,580
The 3¢ Famous American Composer Victor Herbert, New York, N.Y. - May 13 - 56,398,700
The 5¢ Famous American Composer Edward A. MacDowell, Peterborough, N.H. - May 13 - 21,147,000
The 10¢ Famous American Composer Ethelbert Nevin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - June 10 - 13,328,000

Famous American Artists - Designer: William Roach - Engraver: C. T. Arlt
The 1¢ Famous American Artist Gilbert Charles Stuart, Narragansett, Rhode Island - Sept. 5 - 54,389,510
The 2¢ Famous American Artist James McNeill Whistler, Lowell, Massachusetts - Sept. 5 - 53,636,580
The 3¢ Famous American Artist Augustus Saint Gaudens, New York, N.Y. - Sept. 16 - 55,313,230
The 5¢ Famous American Artist Daniel Chester French, Stockbridge, Massachusetts - Sept. 16 - 21,720,580
The 10¢ Famous American Artist Frederic Remington, Canton, N.Y. - Sept. 30 - 13,600,580

Famous American Inventors - Designer: William Roach - Engraver: C. A. Brooks
The 1¢ Famous American Inventor Eli Whitney, Savannah, Georgia - Oct. 7 - 47,599,580
The 2¢ Famous American Inventor Samuel F. B. Morse, New York, N.Y. - Oct. 7 - 53,766,510
The 3¢ Famous American Inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick, Lexington, Virginia - Oct. 14 - 54,193,580
The 5¢ Famous American Inventor Elias Howe, Spencer, Massachusetts - Oct. 14 - 20,264,580
The 10¢ Famous American Inventor Alexander Graham Bell, Boston, Massachusetts - Oct. 28 - 13,726,580