US Stamp #C42 - 1949 10¢ U.S. Post Office Building, EzGrade™ F/VF (Fine/Very Fine), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), OG (Original Gum)

EzGrade™ F/VF (Fine/Very 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.

  • Series: 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union (U.P.U.)
  • Face value: 10 ¢ - United States cent
  • First Day of Issue: November 18, 1949
  • First Day City: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Format: Stamp
  • Size: 40 x 25 mm
  • Emission: Air Post
  • Watermark: No Watermark
  • Print Run: 21,061,000
  • Printed by: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
  • Printing Method: Rotary Press Printing
  • Perforations: line 11 x 10½
  • Paper: Standard
  • Gum: Moisture Activated
  • Color: Violet

Post Office Department Building - 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union (U.P.U.)

This is the first in a series of three issues (C42-44) celebrating the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Universal Postal Union. The design features the Post Office Department Building.

Before the formation of the Universal Postal Union, countries had to have postal treaties with each nation they wanted to carry international mail to and from. That meant a letter had to have stamps from each country it would pass through on the way to its final destination. The Universal Postal Union was formed in 1874 to simplify the process.