
U.S. #815
1938 10¢ John Tyler
Presidential Series
Issue Date: September 2, 1938
First City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 3,849,605,900
Printing Method: Rotary press
Perforations: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Brown red
Known affectionately as thePrexies,the 1938 Presidential series is a favorite among stamp collectors.
Tyler ran for Vice President in 1836 and came in third with 47 electoral votes. Two years later he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates for the third time and was unanimously chosen as speaker.
During the election of 1840, Tyler was selected as William Henry Harrisons running mate because he had done well in the South in the previous election and was popular there for his stance on slavery. The Harrison-Tyler campaign appealed to the common man and earned a strong electoral vote victory of 234 to 60.