A series of definitives issued beginning in 1938 depicting all of the presidents of the UInited States through Calvin Coolidge. Three stamps also included non-presidentail subjects. Each of these included a ½ cent.
This series is the first time that stamps were issued that had denominations other than the normal postal rates of the time.
Roach, William A - DesignerPayne, Alton - Engraver (lettering)Brooks, C A - Engraver (vignette)
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Letter Rate 3¢ Package Rate 3¢ Postcard Rate 1¢ Effective 7/6/1932 United States 1/3/1938 March of Dimes Founded The March of Dimes was founded by President Franklin D Roosevelt as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. It was originally set up to fight against the polio epidemic. The name "March of Dimes" was created by Eddie Cantor in his radio campaign and was a play on words of "The March of Time" which was a popular newsreel at the time. After Jonas Salk's polio vaccine became available, the organization expanded to focus on birth defects and premature births.United States 6/30/1938 Superman's First Appearance Superman First appeared in Action Comics #1.United States 7/17/1938 Douglas Corrigan Crossed the Atlantic in Solo Flight Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan left Floyd Bennett field in Brooklyn, New York and arrived in Dublin, Ireland for the first solo trans-Atlantic airplane flight. It took twenty-eight hours. American President Franklin D Roosevelt (3/4/1933-4/12/1945) British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (5/28/1937-5/10/1940) German President Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945)