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The "Sixth-and-a-Half" Bureau Series of 1962 Sheet and booklet issues In 1961 and 1962, the Post Office began planning a new definitive series at the request of the Kennedy Administration. The new designs were to constitute a break from the Eisenhower Administration's Liberty Series. The 5¢ definitive was originally planned to feature Gen. John J. Pershing. A last-minute change was made, and essays were prepared with Pershing on a 1¢ definitive. As finally produced, the 8¢ Pershing stamp was "sandwiched" into the ongoing Liberty Series. Modern philatelic research indicates this stamp belongs more properly in what is sometimes referred to as the "Sixth and a Half" Bureau Series.
Coil issues Coil stamps with partial plate numbers exist for both the 1¢ Jackson coil, Scott 1225, and the 5¢ Washington coil, Scott 1229.
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Scott
1209, 1¢ Jackson,
plate number 27779 UL
Scott
1213, 5¢,
plate number 27704 UR
Scott
1213a, 5¢ single from booklet pane,
partial plate number
28084 LL
Scott
1213a, 5¢ single from booklet pane,
partial plate number
27439 UL, adjacent to the slogan
Scott
1042A, 8¢ Pershing,
traditionally numbered with the Liberty Series, plate number 27076 UL