# 753 - 1935 3c Byrd Antarctic Expedition
U.S. #753
1935 3¢ Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Special Printing – Issued with and without Gum
Issue Date: March 15, 1935
First City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 2,040,760
Issued to pay postage on mail sent from "Little America," Admiral Richard Byrd's outpost in Antarctica, this stamp was available only through the Philatelic Sales Agency. Honoring Byrd's achievements, the stamp not only shows previous flights to Antarctica, but also proposed new flights.
Farley’s Follies
James A. Farley (1888-1976) got his start in politics in 1911 as town clerk of Grassy Point, New York. He moved his way through the political system, forming the Upstate New York Democratic Organization and bringing many upstate voters to the Democratic Party.
This story of Farley’s Follies begins with the issue of the 1933 Newburgh Peace commemorative, Scott #727. Farley removed several first-run sheets of #727 from the printing presses before they were gummed or perforated, and autographed them. He gave these stamps to President Franklin Roosevelt, Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, the president’s secretary Louis Howe, various Post Office Department officials, and each of his children.
Mystic purchased full sheets of these mint stamps and made them available in scarce formats like vertical, horizontal and gutter pairs plus arrow blocks, line pairs, and cross gutter blocks. All are hard to find – some occur only once in every stamp sheet. It’s a neat way to own a scandalous slice of US postal history. You can find these formats by clicking on the individual stamps in this article and at the link below.
U.S. #753
1935 3¢ Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Special Printing – Issued with and without Gum
Issue Date: March 15, 1935
First City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 2,040,760
Issued to pay postage on mail sent from "Little America," Admiral Richard Byrd's outpost in Antarctica, this stamp was available only through the Philatelic Sales Agency. Honoring Byrd's achievements, the stamp not only shows previous flights to Antarctica, but also proposed new flights.
Farley’s Follies
James A. Farley (1888-1976) got his start in politics in 1911 as town clerk of Grassy Point, New York. He moved his way through the political system, forming the Upstate New York Democratic Organization and bringing many upstate voters to the Democratic Party.
This story of Farley’s Follies begins with the issue of the 1933 Newburgh Peace commemorative, Scott #727. Farley removed several first-run sheets of #727 from the printing presses before they were gummed or perforated, and autographed them. He gave these stamps to President Franklin Roosevelt, Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, the president’s secretary Louis Howe, various Post Office Department officials, and each of his children.
Mystic purchased full sheets of these mint stamps and made them available in scarce formats like vertical, horizontal and gutter pairs plus arrow blocks, line pairs, and cross gutter blocks. All are hard to find – some occur only once in every stamp sheet. It’s a neat way to own a scandalous slice of US postal history. You can find these formats by clicking on the individual stamps in this article and at the link below.