My Stamp Collection

General Info

Description

George Washington praying at Valley Forge (1866)

Theme

Revolutionary War
More info

This is a meta series that encompases all commemorative stamps with the Revolutionary War theme.

1¢ George Washington at Cambridge (1775)
2¢ Liberty Bell (1752), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2¢ Alexander Hamilton’s Battery, by Edmund Franklin Ward
2¢ George Washington praying at Valley Forge (1866)
2¢ George Washington, overprinted Molly Pitcher
2¢ The Fall of Fort Sackville (1923), by Frederick Coffay Yohn
2¢ John Sullivan (1740-1795), Continental Congress delegate
2¢ Count de Rochambeau, Washington, and Count de Grasse
3¢ Proclamation of Peace

Series

Valley Forge Issue
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 2¢ George Washington praying at Valley Forge (1866)

Face Value

2¢

Date Issued

26-May-1928

Location

Philatelic Agency in Washington DC
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Run Qty

Unknown

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

11 x 11

Print Method

Recess

Printing Process

Flat Plate

Color(s)

Carmine Rose

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

The Valley Forge Sesquicentennial stamp is one of only a few to commemorate events from the Revolutionary War.  This was due, in part, to budget constraints.

Subject(s)

• Washington, George

People

• Huston, Claire Aubrey - Designer
• Hall, Edward M - Engraver (frame)
• Hall, Edward M - Engraver (lettering)
• Schofield, Louis S - Engraver (scrolls/ribbons)
• Schofield, Louis S - Engraver (vignette)

See also

1847us.comAragocolnect.comJim's Stamp Album