U.S. #924
3¢ Telegraph Centenary

Issue Date: May 24, 1944
City: Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, MD
Quantity: 60,605,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: Bright red violet

U.S. #924 was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first ...  more

U.S. #924
3¢ Telegraph Centenary

Issue Date: May 24, 1944
City: Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, MD
Quantity: 60,605,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: Bright red violet

U.S. #924 was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first official telegraph. Its inventor, Samuel F.B. Morse, sent the transmission on May 24, 1844. That day, Morse sat in the Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol and tapped out the message, What hath God wrought!  This phrase is included in the stamp design among the telegraph wires.