United States Postage Stamps
A History
Regular, Commementive, Memorial Issues
Introduction
~ Series of 1847
Series of 1851
Series of 1861
Series of 1869
Issues of 1870
Issues of 1890&3
Columbian Series of 1893
Isues of 1894
Trans-Mississippi Exposition Stamps of
1898
Pan-American Stamps of 1901
Series of 1902-3
Lousiana Purchase Commemorative Stamps of
1904
Jamestown Commemorative Stamps of
1907
Issues of 1908-9
Issues of 1909
Issues of 1912
Panama-Pacific
Commemorative Stamps of 1913
Issues of 1914-5
Issues of 1918
Issues of 1919
Pilgram Tercentenary Commemorative Stamps
of 1920
Issues of 1922-23
Issue of 1923
Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary Stamps of
1924
Issues of 1925
Issues of 1926
Issues of 1927
Issues of 1928
Issues of 1929
Issues of 1930
Isues of 1931
Washington Bicentennal Commemorative Stamps
of 1932 & other Issues
Issues of 1933
Issues of 1934
Issues of 1935
Special
Souvenior sheets of 1935
Issues of 1936
Issues of 1937
Issues of 1938
Issues of 1939
Famous Americans Commem's of 1940 &
Others
Vnmont Statehood of 1941
Issues of 1942
Overrun Countries commem's of 1943-44 &
Others
Issues of 1944
Roosevelt and Armed Forces Series of 1945
& Others
Issues of 1946
Issues of 1947
Air Mail Stamps
Issues
of 1918-1947
Carriers' Stamps
Issues of 1851
Newspaper & Periodical Stamps
Issues
of 1865
Issues of 1875
Issues of 1895
Offical Postage Stamps
Issues
of 1873-1884
Parcel Post Stamps
Issues of 1912-1913
Postage Due Stamps
Issues of 1879-1930
Parcel Post Postage Due Stamps
Issues of 1912
Postal Savings Offical Stamps
Issues of 1910-1911
Postal Savings Stamps
Issue
of 1911
Registry Stamp
Issue of 1911
Special Delivery Air Mail Stamp
Issue of 1934-1936
Special Delivery Stamps
Issues
of 1885-1925
Special Handling Stamp
Issue of 1925
United States Postage Stamps
1847 through 1947 ~ The first 100 years
ORDINARY POSTAGE STAMPS-ISSUE OF 1914
NEW DENOMINATIONS
The discontinuance of distinctive parcel post stamps made it necessary to issue five new denominations of ordinary stamps to take their place. The new stamps are of the same shape (a rectangle on end) and size (about 7/8 by 23/32 inch) as the other ordinary stamps, series of 1912.
The 7-cent stamp bears the head of Washington in profile, from Roudon's bust, looking to the left. The border design is the same as that of the first six denominations of the current series.
The 9-cent, 12-cent, 20-cent, and 30-cent stamps bear the head of Franklin in profile, from Roudon's bust, looking to the left. These four denominations have the same border design as the current 8-cent to $1 stamps.
In addition to its use on parcels, the new 12-cent stamp was convenient for prepayment of registration or special-delivery fee with a single rate of letter postage.
ORDINARY POSTAGE STAMP (11-CENT) ISSUE OF 1915
NEW DENOMINATION
A new postage stamp of 11-cent denomination was issued August 9, 1915; it bears the head of Franklin in profile, from Roudan's bust, looking to the left, and is printed in dark green ink. It is of the same shape (a rectangle on end) and size (about 7/8 by 23/32 inch) as the other ordinary stamps, series of 1912. The border design is the same as that of the other denominations of the current issue above 7 cents. This new stamp was issued primarily for use in prepaying postage on parcels, and postage and insurance fee on insured parcels, amounting to 11 cents, and it makes the series of denominations complete from 1 cent to 12 cents.