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1940 Famous Americans series

The original series included seven sets of famous Americans in order by birth date, with five values in each set.  Additional 3¢ values were added with similar designs in 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950, and are sometimes included with the original issues.

Authors

Scott 859, 1¢ Washington Irving, plate number 22474 LR

Scott 860, 2¢ James Fenimore Cooper, plate number 22478 UL

Scott 861, 3¢ Ralph Waldo Emerson, plate number 22491 UR

Scott 960, 3¢ William Allen White (issued 1948), plate number 23856 LR

Scott 980, 3¢ Joel Chandler Harris (issued 1948), plate number 23882 LL

Scott 862, 5¢ Louisa May Alcott, plate number 22483 UR

Scott 863, 10¢ Samuel L. Clemens, plate number 22488 LL

Poets

Scott 864, 1¢ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, plate number 22502 UR

Scott 865, 2¢ John Greenleaf Whittier, plate number 22506 LL

Scott 866, 3¢ James Russell Lowell, plate number 22510 UR

Scott 986, 3¢ Edgar Allan Poe (issued 1949), plate number 24143 LL

Scott 867, 5¢ Walt Whitman, plate number 22512 LL

Scott 868, 10¢ James Whitcomb Riley, plate number 22515 UL

Educators

Scott 869, 1¢ Horace Mann, plate number 22522 UL

Scott 870, 2¢ Mark Hopkins, plate number 22525 UL

Scott 871, 3¢ Charles Eliot, plate number 22527 LR

Scott 872, 5¢ Frances E. Willard, plate number 22532 UL

Scott 873, 10¢ Booker T. Washington, plate number 22533 LR

Scientists

Scott 874, 1¢ John James Audubon , plate number 22546 UR

Scott 875, 2¢ Crawford W. Long, plate number 22549 LL

Scott 876, 3¢ Luther Burbank, plate number 22552 UL

Scott 953, 3¢ George Washington Carver (issued 1948), plate number 23653 UR

Scott 877, 5¢ Walter Reed, plate number 22555 LL

Scott 878, 10¢ Jane Addams, plate number 22558 LR

Composers

Scott 879, 1¢ Stephen Foster, plate number 22564 UR

Scott 880, 2¢ John Philip Sousa, plate number 22568 LR

Scott 881, 3¢ Victor Herbert, plate number 22570 LR

Scott 882, 5¢ Edward A. MacDowell, plate number 22575 LR

Scott 883, 10¢ Ethelbert Nevin, plate number 22576 LR

Artists

Scott 884, 1¢ Gilbert Charles Stuart, plate number 22587 LR

Scott 885, 2¢ James A. McNeill Whistler, plate number 22594 LR

Scott 886, 3¢ Augustus Saint-Gaudens, plate number 22594 LR

Scott 887, 5¢ Daniel Chester French, plate number 22597 LR

Scott 888, 10¢ Frederick Remington, plate number 22599 UR

Inventors

Scott 889, 1¢ Eli Whitney, plate number 22620 LL

Scott 890, 2¢ Samnuel F. B. Morse, plate number 22622 UR

Scott 891, 3¢ Cyrus McCormick, plate number 22626 LR

Scott 945, 3¢ Thomas A. Edison (issued 1947), plate number 23564 UR

Scott 892, 5¢ Elias Howe, plate number 22628 UR

Scott 893, 10¢ Alexander Graham Bell, plate number 22631 UR

Leaders

Scott 965, 3¢ Harlan Fiske Stone (issued 1948), plate number 23890 LR

Scott 975, 3¢ Will Rogers (issued 1948), plate number 23944 LL

Scott 988, 3¢ Samuel Gompers, labor leader (issued 1950), plate number 24168 UL

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