US Stamp #1317 - 1966 5¢ Johnny Appleseed, EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), OG (Original Gum)

EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), 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.

  • Face value: 5 ¢ - United States cent
  • First Day of Issue: September 24, 1966
  • First Day City: Leominster, Massachusetts
  • Format: Stamp
  • Size: 25 x 40 mm
  • Emission: Commemorative
  • Watermark: No Watermark
  • Designer: R. Bode
  • Engraver(s): Arthur W. Dintaman
  • Print Run: 124,290,000
  • Printed by: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
  • Printing Method: Giori Press
  • Perforations: 11
  • Paper: Not tagged
  • Gum: Moisture Activated
  • Color: Green, Red & Black

Johnny Appleseed & Apple

John Chapman, popularly known as Johnny Appleseed, is honored with this stamp. Chapman, while voyaging the Ohio River with two canoes filled with apple seed, traveled over 100,000 square miles planting apple orchards.

American Folklore Series
On September 24, 1966, the US Post Office introduced the American Folklore Series. 

The American Folklore stamp series captured the things that make our nation unique.  It honored some of the people and tales that have played an important role in our nation’s culture.