1958 4c Abraham Lincoln, bklt pane
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U.S. #BK109
1958 4¢ Abraham Lincoln
Liberty Series
Booklet
- Get a COMPLETE Booklet of 24 1958 4¢ Abraham Lincoln stamps
- Booklet of US #1036b panes
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: Liberty Series
Value: 4¢; first-class rate
First Day of Issue: July 31, 1958
First Day City: Wheeling, West Virginia
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press, dry printing
Format: 4 panes of 6 stamps per booklet
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: pink
Why the stamp was issued: This booklet stamp was issued one day before the first-class postage rate rose to 4¢, on August 1, 1958. With the first-class rate remaining at four cents until January 1963, this stamp served as a workhorse for five years.
About the stamp design: Charles R. Chickering designed this stamp using a portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Douglas Volk.
Special design details: Other formats of this stamp include: sheet (#1036) and coil (#1058)
About the printing process: “Wet” versus “Dry” Printing – The Bureau of Engraving and Printing began an experiment in 1954. In previous “wet” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 15 to 35 percent. In the experimental “dry” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 5 to 10 percent. This process required stiffer, thicker paper, special inks, and greater pressure to force the paper through the plates.
Stamps produced by dry printing can be distinguished by whiter paper and higher surface sheen. The stamps feel thicker and the designs are more pronounced than on wet printings. So, the dry printing experiment was a success, and all US postage stamps have been printed by this method since the late 1950s.
First Day City: The First Day Ceremony was held in Wheeling, West Virginia. During the Civil War, Lincoln supported West Virginia’s right to secede from the Confederate State of Virginia and made it America’s 35th state in 1862.
Unusual fact about this stamp: Two very rare, possibly unique errors are known. A booklet pane of 6, imperforate horizontally (#1036c) and a horizontal pair, imperforate between (#1036d).
About the Liberty Series: The Liberty Series was first announced in late 1953 as a replacement for the popular Presidential Series (Prexies). The new series began on April 9, 1954, with the 8¢ Statue of Liberty stamp (for which the series was named).
The Liberty Series was quite different from the Prexies. It included “warm portraits” instead of “hard profile busts.” It also used the works of many different artists and photographers. Interestingly, former US presidents only made up a small portion of the stamp subjects (7 out of 25 denominations). The rest recognized other guardians of freedom throughout US history.
The Liberty Series was also produced with just 18 denominations as opposed to the 32 in the Presidential Series. The Liberty Series included definitive stamps ranging from ½¢ to $5. It was the last time the US produced a ½¢ stamp.
During its run, the Liberty Series was part of a Bureau of Engraving and Printing experiment that began in 1954. In previous “wet” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 15 to 35 percent. In the experimental “dry” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 5 to 10 percent. This process required stiffer, thicker paper, special inks, and greater pressure to force the paper through the plates. Stamps produced by dry printing can be distinguished by whiter paper and higher surface sheen. The stamps feel thicker and the designs are more pronounced than on wet printings. The dry printing experiment was a success, and all US postage stamps have been printed this way since the late 1950s.
The Liberty Series ran from 1954-61 and was replaced by the Prominent Americans Series in 1965. However, the 2¢ and 25¢ coil stamps were reprinted many times and sold well into the 1980s.
History the stamp represents: On May 7, 1833, future President Abraham Lincoln took a job as postmaster for New Salem, Illinois.
In 1831, 22-year-old Lincoln joined with a couple of friends in floating a flatboat down the Sangamon River to New Orleans. He was working as a bow hand, ferrying surplus farm products to the South.
Along the way, the boat got stuck on a milldam near New Salem, Illinois. A crowd of people gathered by the water to watch the men free their boat. Some took notice of the tall, thin man who took charge and successfully got the boat free. Upon hearing of his leadership in freeing the boat, Denton Offutt, who’d hired Lincoln to man the boat, offered him a job as a clerk in his store there. But when Lincoln returned from New Orleans, the shop wasn’t open yet, so he took on a variety of other jobs.
While he was in New Salem, Lincoln briefly served as a captain in the militia during an uprising by Chief Black Hawk. Also in New Salem, he ran for the legislature, stating, “Fellow citizens, I presume you all know who I am. I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the legislature. My policies are short and sweet, like the old woman’s dance. I am in favor of a National Bank, I am in favor of the internal improvement system, and a high protective tariff. These are my sentiments and political principles. If elected I shall be thankful; and if not, it will be all the same.”
Lincoln lost the election but the experience gave him an interest in politics that he would always keep with him. By early 1833, he was out of a job. But on May 7th, he was appointed postmaster of New Salem. It’s unknown exactly how Lincoln was selected, but one source claimed that the women of New Salem were upset that the current postmaster spent more time serving the men whiskey than he did attending to his postal duties.
Lincoln enjoyed his time as postmaster and was popular among his customers for his habit of going out of the way to keep them happy. If he knew one of his customers was waiting for an important letter, he would walk several miles to deliver it as soon as possible. Even though he had to work several jobs to make ends meet, Lincoln would help out the people that couldn’t afford to pay their mail bills. In one case, a friend turned him in for delivering unpaid mail. Lincoln had to pay a $10 fine for this.
Lincoln remained in his post until May 30, 1836, when the post office closed. At the time, the Post Office Department didn’t request the balance of about $16 that Lincoln had left over from his postal services. A few months later, they finally requested it. And even though Lincoln had been struggling financially, he provided the exact amount in the same coins it had been paid in by his customers, proving his nickname, “Honest Abe,” to be quite true.
In 1914, Harry Truman was appointed postmaster of Grandview, Missouri. He held the position only in title, handing the work and its pay over to Ella Hall, the widow of a Civil War veteran who needed the money. He remained in the post for less than a year. Because he didn’t personally carry out the tasks of postmaster, Lincoln is generally considered the only future president to truly serve as a postmaster.
U.S. #BK109
1958 4¢ Abraham Lincoln
Liberty Series
Booklet
- Get a COMPLETE Booklet of 24 1958 4¢ Abraham Lincoln stamps
- Booklet of US #1036b panes
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: Liberty Series
Value: 4¢; first-class rate
First Day of Issue: July 31, 1958
First Day City: Wheeling, West Virginia
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press, dry printing
Format: 4 panes of 6 stamps per booklet
Perforations: 11 x 10.5
Color: pink
Why the stamp was issued: This booklet stamp was issued one day before the first-class postage rate rose to 4¢, on August 1, 1958. With the first-class rate remaining at four cents until January 1963, this stamp served as a workhorse for five years.
About the stamp design: Charles R. Chickering designed this stamp using a portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Douglas Volk.
Special design details: Other formats of this stamp include: sheet (#1036) and coil (#1058)
About the printing process: “Wet” versus “Dry” Printing – The Bureau of Engraving and Printing began an experiment in 1954. In previous “wet” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 15 to 35 percent. In the experimental “dry” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 5 to 10 percent. This process required stiffer, thicker paper, special inks, and greater pressure to force the paper through the plates.
Stamps produced by dry printing can be distinguished by whiter paper and higher surface sheen. The stamps feel thicker and the designs are more pronounced than on wet printings. So, the dry printing experiment was a success, and all US postage stamps have been printed by this method since the late 1950s.
First Day City: The First Day Ceremony was held in Wheeling, West Virginia. During the Civil War, Lincoln supported West Virginia’s right to secede from the Confederate State of Virginia and made it America’s 35th state in 1862.
Unusual fact about this stamp: Two very rare, possibly unique errors are known. A booklet pane of 6, imperforate horizontally (#1036c) and a horizontal pair, imperforate between (#1036d).
About the Liberty Series: The Liberty Series was first announced in late 1953 as a replacement for the popular Presidential Series (Prexies). The new series began on April 9, 1954, with the 8¢ Statue of Liberty stamp (for which the series was named).
The Liberty Series was quite different from the Prexies. It included “warm portraits” instead of “hard profile busts.” It also used the works of many different artists and photographers. Interestingly, former US presidents only made up a small portion of the stamp subjects (7 out of 25 denominations). The rest recognized other guardians of freedom throughout US history.
The Liberty Series was also produced with just 18 denominations as opposed to the 32 in the Presidential Series. The Liberty Series included definitive stamps ranging from ½¢ to $5. It was the last time the US produced a ½¢ stamp.
During its run, the Liberty Series was part of a Bureau of Engraving and Printing experiment that began in 1954. In previous “wet” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 15 to 35 percent. In the experimental “dry” printings, the paper had a moisture content of 5 to 10 percent. This process required stiffer, thicker paper, special inks, and greater pressure to force the paper through the plates. Stamps produced by dry printing can be distinguished by whiter paper and higher surface sheen. The stamps feel thicker and the designs are more pronounced than on wet printings. The dry printing experiment was a success, and all US postage stamps have been printed this way since the late 1950s.
The Liberty Series ran from 1954-61 and was replaced by the Prominent Americans Series in 1965. However, the 2¢ and 25¢ coil stamps were reprinted many times and sold well into the 1980s.
History the stamp represents: On May 7, 1833, future President Abraham Lincoln took a job as postmaster for New Salem, Illinois.
In 1831, 22-year-old Lincoln joined with a couple of friends in floating a flatboat down the Sangamon River to New Orleans. He was working as a bow hand, ferrying surplus farm products to the South.
Along the way, the boat got stuck on a milldam near New Salem, Illinois. A crowd of people gathered by the water to watch the men free their boat. Some took notice of the tall, thin man who took charge and successfully got the boat free. Upon hearing of his leadership in freeing the boat, Denton Offutt, who’d hired Lincoln to man the boat, offered him a job as a clerk in his store there. But when Lincoln returned from New Orleans, the shop wasn’t open yet, so he took on a variety of other jobs.
While he was in New Salem, Lincoln briefly served as a captain in the militia during an uprising by Chief Black Hawk. Also in New Salem, he ran for the legislature, stating, “Fellow citizens, I presume you all know who I am. I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the legislature. My policies are short and sweet, like the old woman’s dance. I am in favor of a National Bank, I am in favor of the internal improvement system, and a high protective tariff. These are my sentiments and political principles. If elected I shall be thankful; and if not, it will be all the same.”
Lincoln lost the election but the experience gave him an interest in politics that he would always keep with him. By early 1833, he was out of a job. But on May 7th, he was appointed postmaster of New Salem. It’s unknown exactly how Lincoln was selected, but one source claimed that the women of New Salem were upset that the current postmaster spent more time serving the men whiskey than he did attending to his postal duties.
Lincoln enjoyed his time as postmaster and was popular among his customers for his habit of going out of the way to keep them happy. If he knew one of his customers was waiting for an important letter, he would walk several miles to deliver it as soon as possible. Even though he had to work several jobs to make ends meet, Lincoln would help out the people that couldn’t afford to pay their mail bills. In one case, a friend turned him in for delivering unpaid mail. Lincoln had to pay a $10 fine for this.
Lincoln remained in his post until May 30, 1836, when the post office closed. At the time, the Post Office Department didn’t request the balance of about $16 that Lincoln had left over from his postal services. A few months later, they finally requested it. And even though Lincoln had been struggling financially, he provided the exact amount in the same coins it had been paid in by his customers, proving his nickname, “Honest Abe,” to be quite true.
In 1914, Harry Truman was appointed postmaster of Grandview, Missouri. He held the position only in title, handing the work and its pay over to Ella Hall, the widow of a Civil War veteran who needed the money. He remained in the post for less than a year. Because he didn’t personally carry out the tasks of postmaster, Lincoln is generally considered the only future president to truly serve as a postmaster.