1927 8c Grant, olive green
# 640 PB - 1927 8c Grant, olive green
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U.S. #640
1926-28 Rotary Stamps
8¢ Ulysses S. Grant
1926-28 Rotary Stamps
8¢ Ulysses S. Grant
First Day of Issue: June 10, 1927
First City: Washington, D.C.
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Olive green
First City: Washington, D.C.
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Olive green
The portrait of Ulysses S. Grant on U.S. #640 came from a photograph by renowned Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. While the 8¢ stamp had many uses at the time, it saw an increase in demand in 1932 when the Airmail letter rate was raised from 5¢ to 8¢.
U.S. #640
1926-28 Rotary Stamps
8¢ Ulysses S. Grant
1926-28 Rotary Stamps
8¢ Ulysses S. Grant
First Day of Issue: June 10, 1927
First City: Washington, D.C.
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Olive green
First City: Washington, D.C.
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Olive green
The portrait of Ulysses S. Grant on U.S. #640 came from a photograph by renowned Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. While the 8¢ stamp had many uses at the time, it saw an increase in demand in 1932 when the Airmail letter rate was raised from 5¢ to 8¢.