US Postage, 1926-37: The Great Depression

Well said, we support folks from all parts of the hobby.

I do care about the posting of inaccurate information (this is especially true when it comes to stewardship threads) but rather than try to be the 'content police' I hope that others will be able to differentiate between facts and opinions.
Don

All of you are great, and I thank you all for your contributions.

January 1st, New Year's Day, 1932, was the height, the apex, of the Great Depression; at its worst in other words.

But then, just look at these beautiful stamps released by the Post Office, and on the very same day...

1932, the Washington Bicentennial...




...Washington aloof, then saddened, or angry even.

More likely too many Hollywood drama queens looking to play Cleopatra.

Revcollector, please, I may just picture that.

The 250th anniversary of the arrival of the founder of Pennsylvania...


1933; out with the...

...in with the...

Georgia's colonial bicentennial...

Home, sweet home...


The repeal of the 18th amendment, of prohibition...


...a rather obscure issue, yet relevant.

Hi so intrigued with stamps after my farther recently passed away and found lots when cleaning out his property . I have so many to go through dont no ware to start as these a sentimental to me so and help with them would be grateful.

Hi Majorp, I understand, as I was left a number of stamps by my late father.

You will need a perforation gauge, a rule, and a catalogue to identify them, and any others that you may have. You can print off a gauge for free online.

In so far as the 1/2-cent Hale and 1-cent Franklin sheets, the designs of the original flat-plate printings are 22mm in height. Subsequent printings as the years roll on are from 221/4 to 221/2 mm in height.

The 1-cent "Four Freedoms" was issued in 1943, and is not considered a classic, per the theme of this sub-forum.

By the way, the Hale and Franklin sheets, the designs, appear to be that other than flat-plate printings, via rotary-press instead which stretches the design, appearing somewhat taller, or wider, depending on the issue. The 1/2-cent Hale is most likely from 1929, and a classic still. The 1-cent Franklin was re-printed numerous times, and with differing perforations.

Thank you stamp guy. I managed to get measurement

Yes, those are rotary-press printings. Of the 1-cent Franklin, one or more of those printings are rare, and therefore costly, the coil-waste variant in particular. A catalogue would help to properly identify them.

While this may be a true statement, please ALWAYS assume that you have the least costly variant at first, then eliminate other possibilities. Too many people start with the assumption that they have the most valuable variant, and are later very annoyed at themselves and this community for giving them the bad news.

At first glance, the stamps that you posted are all extremely common and are worth only their face value, at best.

Let's reinforce the likelihood of the impossibility of a "gold-mine" within those sheets, and with a visual...

1923, 1¢ green, perf. 11, the very first release of the design, and a flat-plate printing, à la Gutenberg...

Note the rather deep inking. It exists in deep green, green, and pale green. Despite the deep saturation of colour, the body of the stamp is somewhat gum-laden, therefore that may not be a deep green, but a green; who knows. In any event, all three variations of colour are worth the same; in this case, mint, and curiously either hinged or never-hinged per my Scott specialised catalogue: $1.50; used, 20¢(2010). My own there is never-hinged.

Also in 1923, the second printing, an imperforated release, $5, but that one doesn't count, pertain, for an obvious reason.

After that, all heck broke loose, a myriad of rotarised printings released, from 1923 to 1926, and great fun through which to sort. As has been merrily opined, your sheets are most likely that of Scott #632, 1926, the last printing, like my used yellow-green(or green) pair within this thread, and worth 20¢ per stamp, albeit the catalogue value...

Happy Mother's Day, this year, belatedly, and forevermore...

A day at the park...

Les marathons de danse...

Note the seated individual at far left covering their face.

Farley's follies; in 1935, the then postmaster-general rolled off a few un-gummed, imperforate sheets of the following designs, the perforated set having been released a year before, in 1934. But at first, the public did not receive these new issues. Instead, Farley gave a few sets to a select group of close friends. How about that; a masterstroke, some might say, but in the end we all got our own...