1929 9c Jefferson, light rose, Kansas-Nebraska overprints

# 678 - 1929 9c Jefferson, light rose, Kansas-Nebraska overprints

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US #678
1929 9¢ Thomas Jefferson, Rose with Nebraska Overprint – Kansas-Nebraska Overprints

• In use for less than a year – scarce today
• “Nebr.” Overprint on US #641

Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Kansas-Nebraska Overprints
Value:
First Day of Issue: May 1, 1929 (Earliest known use April 15th)
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Format: Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100 each
Overprinted Stamp: US #641 (Fourth Bureau Issue, 1922-26)
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: Rose
Overprint: Black “Nebr.”
Gum Details (Unused Stamps): 14 vertical gum ridges, maximum of 2 horizontal gum breakers (more usually 1 gum breaker)

Why the stamp was issued: As part of an experiment by the Post Office Department to help identify stamps stolen from post offices.

About the stamp design: Pictures the same design as Fourth Bureau Issue US #641. Designed by Clair Aubrey Huston who based the vignette on an existing engraving of Jefferson by George F.C. Simille (same engraving used on the 2¢ Louisiana Purchase Exposition Stamp of 1904). Simille used Gilbert Stuart’s 1805 painting of Jefferson as a reference. His engraving was transferred to a new die and restored by John Eissler and Leo Kauffmann for use in 1923. The stamp frame was engraved by Edward M. Hall.

Distribution: The stamps were distributed to all post offices in Nebraska except for those in Omaha and Lincoln. They were also sold at the Philatelic Sales Agency in Washington, DC. Officially sold beginning May 1, 1929, but used examples are known as early as April 15th.

About the Kansas-Nebraska Overprints: To discourage stamp theft, the Post Office Department decided to experiment with overprints. Kansas and Nebraska were selected to test the idea. Kansas received supplies of Series of 1922-26 stamps overprinted with the abbreviation “Kans.” Nebraska was given a supply with the overprint “Nebr.” Officials hoped that if the stamps had overprints, it would be difficult to steal them in one state to resell in another. If the plan worked, the practice would be expanded across the nation.

Unfortunately, even postal clerks were confused by the abbreviations printed on the stamps and often refused to accept them. Less than a year after the stamps were issued, officials declared the plan a failure and quickly stopped producing the overprints.

Although the experiment was unsuccessful, collectors throughout the country were eager to get these scarce stamps immediately after they were issued. This and the low number of Kansas-Nebraska Overprint stamps that reached the public has made them quite scarce today.

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US #678
1929 9¢ Thomas Jefferson, Rose with Nebraska Overprint – Kansas-Nebraska Overprints

• In use for less than a year – scarce today
• “Nebr.” Overprint on US #641

Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Kansas-Nebraska Overprints
Value:
First Day of Issue: May 1, 1929 (Earliest known use April 15th)
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Format: Plates of 400 subjects in four panes of 100 each
Overprinted Stamp: US #641 (Fourth Bureau Issue, 1922-26)
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: Rose
Overprint: Black “Nebr.”
Gum Details (Unused Stamps): 14 vertical gum ridges, maximum of 2 horizontal gum breakers (more usually 1 gum breaker)

Why the stamp was issued: As part of an experiment by the Post Office Department to help identify stamps stolen from post offices.

About the stamp design: Pictures the same design as Fourth Bureau Issue US #641. Designed by Clair Aubrey Huston who based the vignette on an existing engraving of Jefferson by George F.C. Simille (same engraving used on the 2¢ Louisiana Purchase Exposition Stamp of 1904). Simille used Gilbert Stuart’s 1805 painting of Jefferson as a reference. His engraving was transferred to a new die and restored by John Eissler and Leo Kauffmann for use in 1923. The stamp frame was engraved by Edward M. Hall.

Distribution: The stamps were distributed to all post offices in Nebraska except for those in Omaha and Lincoln. They were also sold at the Philatelic Sales Agency in Washington, DC. Officially sold beginning May 1, 1929, but used examples are known as early as April 15th.

About the Kansas-Nebraska Overprints: To discourage stamp theft, the Post Office Department decided to experiment with overprints. Kansas and Nebraska were selected to test the idea. Kansas received supplies of Series of 1922-26 stamps overprinted with the abbreviation “Kans.” Nebraska was given a supply with the overprint “Nebr.” Officials hoped that if the stamps had overprints, it would be difficult to steal them in one state to resell in another. If the plan worked, the practice would be expanded across the nation.

Unfortunately, even postal clerks were confused by the abbreviations printed on the stamps and often refused to accept them. Less than a year after the stamps were issued, officials declared the plan a failure and quickly stopped producing the overprints.

Although the experiment was unsuccessful, collectors throughout the country were eager to get these scarce stamps immediately after they were issued. This and the low number of Kansas-Nebraska Overprint stamps that reached the public has made them quite scarce today.