US Stamp #947 - 1947 3¢ U.S. Stamp Centenary,  EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine), OG (Original Gum), MNH (Mint Never Hinged)

EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine) New Condition. This comes with a Certificate of Measurement & Grading from EzGrade.™ View Photo for details on stamps. I have listed photos of the exact stamps you should receive, both Front and Back 

  • Series: Postage Stamp Centenary Issue
  • Face value: 3 ¢ - United States cent
  • Issue Date: May 17, 1947
  • City: New York, NY
  • Emission: Commemorative
  • Print run: 127,000,000
  • Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Printing Method: Rotary Press
  • Perforations:  11 x 10 ½
  • Color: Deep Blue

Washington and Franklin, Mail-carrying Vehicles

U.S. #947 commemorates America’s first postage stamps. The stamp pictures George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, a Pony Express rider, a steam locomotive, a 1940s locomotive, a modern steamship, and a four-motored plane.
 
Honoring America’s First Postage Stamps
The first United States Postage Stamps, the 5¢ and 10¢ issues of 1847, began a new era in mail service. Before adhesive stamps revolutionized the U.S. postal system, letters were marked “Paid” by pen and ink, and by various hand-stamping devices.
 
America’s first postage stamps went on sale on July 1, 1847.  As a nation, America was taking shape at that time, and these stamps played an important part in its growth.