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12570United States Stamp - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) - Issued March 28, 1940
  • Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp
  • People
  • Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958)
  • Roach - William A. Roach (1888-1969)
  • Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992)
  • Vail - James T. Vail (1907-)
  • Wells - William B. Wells (1874-1942)
  • United States Postal Service
  • 1940
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator.
United States Stamp - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) - Issued March 28, 1940
Item:
  • 12570   
Type:
  • Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958)
  • Roach - William A. Roach (1888-1969)
  • Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992)
  • Vail - James T. Vail (1907-)
  • Wells - William B. Wells (1874-1942)
Publisher:
  • United States Postal Service
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
State:
  • MA
Description:
Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator. [show more]