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1958-1962 Four Cent Commemorative issues

1958 Issues

The 4¢ and 8¢ Bolivar issue, Scott 1110-1111, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1112, 4¢ Trans-Atlantic Cable, plate number 26078

Scott 1112P, proof plate number 26078 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1113, 1¢ Lincoln (make-up rate), plate number 26246

Scott 1113P, proof plate number 26248 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1113 var, local precancel, plate number 26245

Scott 1114, 3¢ Lincoln (postcard rate), plate number 26254

Scott 1114P, proof plate number 26254 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1114 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26253

This is an UL plate number single, although the way it was photographically cropped from the plate block, it appears to be UR.

Scott 1115, 4¢ Lincoln-Douglas Debates, plate number 26106

Scott 1115P, proof plate number 26105 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1116, 4¢ Lincoln, plate number 26272

Scott 1116P, proof plate number 26271 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1116 var, 4¢ Lincoln, plate number 26272, offset reverse image appearing on the back or gum side of Scott C53, 7¢ Alaska Statehood. The two stamps were printed at the same time, using the same color of ink.

Scott 1116P var, proof from the experimental master plate, plate number 166956 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

The 4¢ and 8¢ Kossuth issue, Scott 1117-1118, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1119, 4¢ Freedom of the Press, plate number 26115

Scott 1119P, proof plate number 26115 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1120, 4¢ Overland Mail, plate number 26160

Scott 1120P, proof plate number 26158 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1121, 4¢ Noah Webster, plate number 26104

Scott 1121P, proof plate number 26103 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1121 var, local precancel, plate number 26121

Clues:
- Local precancels were generally only authorized for definitive size stamps
- Dorado, Puerto Rico was a small town with no apparent need for precancels
- The quality appears to be more typical of a rubber handstamp applied manually to a single stamp, rather than of an overprint-type mat with high quality ink applied in a grid to a block of stamps by a professional printer
- No example is known on cover. The precancellations appear to have been applied long after any possible contemporary usage
- The stamp was offered along with a number of other identical suspicious local precancels on stamps spanning a quarter century

Scott 1122, 4¢ Forestry Conservation, plate number 26156

Scott 1122 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 26167

Scott 1123, 4¢ Fort Duquesne, plate number 26200

Scott 1123P, proof plate number 26197 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

1959 Issues

Scott 1124, 4¢ Oregon Statehood, plate number 26236

Scott 1124P, proof plate number 26235 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1124 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 26243

The 4¢ and 8¢ San Martin issue, Scott 1125-1126, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1127, 4¢ NATO, plate number 26299

Scott 1127P, proof plate number 26299 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1128, 4¢ Arctic Exploration / U.S.S. Nautilus, plate number 26303

Scott 1128P, proof plate number 26303 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1129, 8¢ Peace Through Trade, plate number 26317

Scott 1129P, proof plate number 26317 (Image courtesy of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum)

Scott 1130, 4¢ Silver Centennial, plate number 26357

Scott 1130P, proof plate number 26356 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1131, 4¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, plate number 26335

Scott 1131 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 26333

Scott 1131 var, reverse image on gum, plate number 26335 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1131P var, proof plate number 26328, printed entirely in dark blue (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1132, 4¢ 49-Star Flag, plate number 26366

Scott 1132 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 26368, 26366 (26368 image courtesy of Stuart Katz; 26366 image courtesy of Hipstamp / northstamp)

Scott 1132 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26366 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1132P var, proof plate number 26344 printed entirely in dark blue. The red stripes on the final stamp were printed in dark blue on the proof (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1133, 4¢ Soil Conservation, plate number 26406

Scott 1133 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26407

Scott 1133P var, proof plate number 26406 printed entirely in dark green. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included blue and ochre. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1134, 4¢ Petroleum Industry, plate number 26416

Scott 1134P, proof plate number 26416 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1135, 4¢ Dental Hygiene, plate number 26441

Scott 1135P, proof plate number 26438 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

The 4¢ and 8¢ Reuter issue, Scott 1136-1137, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1138, 4¢ Ephraim MacDowall, plate number 26500

Scott 1138P, proof plate number 26498 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1138a, imperforate horizontally error, plate number 26498 (Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation)

1960 Issues

Scott 1139, 4¢ Credo - Washington, plate number 26495

Scott 1139 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 26494

Clues:
- Local precancels were generally only authorized for definitive size stamps
- The standard abbreviation for Washington state in 1960 was "Wash." The 2-character WA was introduced with ZIP codes later in the 1960s.
- The quality appears to be more typical of a rubber handstamp applied manually to a single stamp, rather than of an overprint-type mat with high quality ink applied in a grid to a block of stamps by a professional printer
- No example is known on cover. The precancellations appear to have been applied long after any possible contemporary usage
- The stamp was offered along with a number of other identical suspicious local precancels on stamps spanning a quarter century

Scott 1139 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 26495, 26494 (26495 image courtesy of Stuart Katz; 26494 images courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1139 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26488 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1139P var, proof plate number 26488 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included red. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1140, 4¢ Credo - Franklin, plate number 26591

Scott 1140 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 26591. See clues under #1139 above.

Scott 1140 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 26587, captured plate number 26591

Scott 1140 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26589 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1140P var, proof plate number 26582 printed entirely in green. When issued, the green was used only for the medallion and signature on the multicolor stamp, and the frame and plate number were printed in olive bister. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1141, 4¢ Credo - Jefferson, plate number 26618

Scott 1141 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 26629. See clues under #1139 above.

Scott 1141 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26628

Scott 1140P var, proof plate number 26608 printed entirely in gray. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included red. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1142, 4¢ Credo - Key, plate number 26693

Scott 1142 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 26693. See clues under #1139 above.

Scott 1142 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 26693

Scott 1142P var, proof plate number 26683 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the dark blue was used only for the medallion and signature on the multicolor stamp, and the frame and plate number were printed in red. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1143, 4¢ Credo - Lincoln, plate number 26803

Scott 1143 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 26797. See clues under #1139 above.

Scott 1143 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26805

Scott 1143P var, proof plate number 26683 printed entirely in dark green. When issued, the dark green was used only for the medallion and signature on the multicolor stamp, and the frame and plate number were printed in magenta. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1144, 4¢ Credo - Henry, plate number 26738

Scott 1144 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 26738. See clues under #1139 above.

Scott 1144 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26752

Scott 1144P var, proof plate number 26752 printed entirely in the green color of the frame. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included brown. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1145, 4¢ Boy Scouts, plate number 26530

Scott 1145 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 26530

Clues:
- Local precancels were generally only authorized for definitive size stamps
- The standard abbreviation for California in 1960 was "Calif." or "Cal." The 2-character CA was introduced with ZIP codes later in the 1960s.
- The quality appears to be more typical of a rubber handstamp applied manually to a single stamp, rather than of an overprint-type mat with high quality ink applied in a grid to a block of stamps by a professional printer
- No example is known on cover. The precancellations appear to have been applied long after any possible contemporary usage
- The stamp was offered along with a number of other identical suspicious local precancels on stamps spanning a quarter century

Scott 1145P var, proof plate number 26531 printed entirely in the dark blue of the text and denomination. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included dark bister and red. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1146, 4¢ 1960 Winter Olympics, plate number 26542

Scott 1146P, proof plate number 26540 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

The 4¢ and 8¢ Masaryk issue, Scott 1147-1148, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1149, 4¢ World Refugee Year, plate number 26599

Scott 1149P, proof plate number 26596 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1150, 4¢ Water Conservation, plate number 26600

Scott 1150 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26592 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1150 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 26588, 26600 (26600 image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1150 var, dark blue misprinted due to obstruction, plate number 26588 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1150a, brown omitted error, plate number 26592

Scott 1150P var, proof plate number 26590 printed entirely in dark green. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included blue and ochre. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1151, 4¢ SEATO, plate number 26633

Scott 1151P, proof plate number 26632 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1151 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 26633 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1152, 4¢ American Woman, plate number 26644

Scott 1152P, proof plate number 26643 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1153, 4¢ 50-Star Flag, plate number 26639

Scott 1153 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 26639, 26640, 26648

(26640 image courtesy of eBay / pnc10; 26648 image courtesy of Hipstamp / northstamp)

Scott 1153P var, proof plate number 26639 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the red stripes. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1154, 4¢ Pony Express, plate number 26626

Scott 1154P, proof plate number 26626 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1155, 4¢ Employ the Handicapped, plate number 26679

Scott 1155P, proof plate number 26681 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1156, 4¢ World Forestry Congress, plate number 26688

Scott 1156P, proof plate number 26685 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1157, 4¢ Mexican Independence, plate number 26707

Scott 1157 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 26717 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1157P var, proof plate number 26707 printed entirely in dark green. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the red vignrette. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1158, 4¢ Japan Treaty, plate number 26729

Scott 1158 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 26729
Scott 1158 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 26726 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1158 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 26726 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1158P var, proof plate number 26731 printed entirely in blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the pink flowers. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

The 4¢ and 8¢ Paderewski issue, Scott 1159-1160, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1161, 4¢ Robert A. Taft, plate number 26759

Scott 1161P, proof plate number 26760 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1162, 4¢ Automotive Industry, plate number 26777

Scott 1163, 4¢ Boys' Clubs, plate number 26666

Scott 1163P var, proof plate number 26662 printed entirely in rose red. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the indigo and slate lettering and denomination. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1164, 4¢ Providence Automated Post Office, plate number 26799

Scott 1164 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 26798
(UL image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation; LR image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1164P var, proof plate number 26807 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the carmine lettering and denomination. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

The 4¢ and 8¢ Mannerheim issue, Scott 1165-1166, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1167, 4¢ Camp Fire Girls, plate number 26746

Scott 1167 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 26740 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1167P var, proof plate number 26746 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the red flame and denomination. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

The 4¢ and 8¢ Garibaldi issue, Scott 1168-1169, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1170, 4¢ Walter F. George, plate number 26782

Scott 1170P, proof plate number 26782 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1171, 4¢ Andrew Carnegie, plate number 26675

Scott 1171P, proof plate number 26675 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1172, 4¢ John Foster Dulles, plate number 26770

Scott 1172P, proof plate number 26771 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1173, 4¢ Communications for Peace, plate number 26847

Scott 1173P, proof plate number 26845 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

1961 Issues

The 4¢ and 8¢ Gandhi issue, Scott 1174-1175, appear on the Champions of Liberty page.

Scott 1176, 4¢ Range Conservation, plate number 26870

Scott 1176P var, proof plate number 26874 printed entirely in blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the slate and orange brown colors. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1177, 4¢ Horace Greeley, plate number 26898

Scott 1177P, proof plate number 26897 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1178, 4¢ Fort Sumter, plate number 26913

Scott 1178P, proof plate number 26915 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1183, 4¢ Kansas Statehood, plate number 26937

Scott 1183P var, proof plate number 26936 printed entirely in brown. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the dark red and green colors of the flower. There was no yellow ink; rather, the stamp was printed on yellow paper. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1184, 4¢ Senator George W. Norris / TVA, plate number 26991

Scott 1184P, proof plate number 26993 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1184 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 26990

Scott 1185, 4¢ Naval Aviation, plate number 27014

Scott 1185P, proof plate number 27015 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1186, 4¢ Workmen's Compensation, plate number 27024

Scott 1186P, proof plate number 27024 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

The entire printing has inverted plate numbers for all LL and LR positions.

Scott 1187, 4¢ Frederic Remington, plate number 27035

Scott 1187 var, reverse image offset on back, plate number 27033

Scott 1187P var, proof plate number 26936 printed entirely in blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the dark red, slate and ochre colors. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1188, 4¢ Sun Yat-Sen, plate number 27040

Scott 1188P, proof plate number 27042 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1189, 4¢ Basketball Centennial, plate number 27061

Scott 1189P, proof plate number 27060 (Image courtesy of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum)

Scott 1190, 4¢ Nursing, dark blue plate number 27081; orange plate number 27080

Scott 1190 var, black shifted left, plate number 27083
Scott 1190 var, blue and orange shifted down and left, plate number 27096 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott 1190 var, green shifted down and left, orange shifted up and right, plate number 27083 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1190P var, proof plate number 27080 printed entirely in blue. For the eventual stamp, the denomination, face, flame and candle were printed in orange. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1190P var, proof plate number 27081 printed in blue. For the eventual stamp, the outline of the denomination, hair, frame were printed in black. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

1962 Issues

Scott 1179, 4¢ Shiloh, plate number 27180

Scott 1179P, proof plate number 27181, black ink on white paper. The actual stamp was printed on pink paper. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1179 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 27179 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1179 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 27180

Scott 1191, 4¢ New Mexico Statehood, plate number 27114

Scott 1191 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 27114

Scott 1191P var, proof plate number 27113 printed entirely in maroon. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the light blue and bister colors. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1192, 4¢ Arizona Statehood, plate number 27128

This is believed to be the first U.S. stamp where part of the stamp's design intentionally appears in the selvage.

Scott 1192 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 27126. 27127 (27127 image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1192 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 27128

Scott 1192P var, proof plate number 27125 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the red and green colors. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1193, 4¢ Project Mercury, plate number 27071

Scott 1193P var, proof plate number 27068 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included yellow for the space capsule. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1194, 4¢ Malaria, plate number 27154

Scott 1194P var, proof plate number 27155 printed entirely in blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included bister for the great seal. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1195, Charles Evans Hughes, plate number 27274

Scott 1195P var, proof plate number 27172 printed in black. There was no buff ink; rather, the actual stamp was printed on buff paper. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1196, 4¢ Seattle 1962 World's Fair, plate number 27203

Scott 1196 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate numbers 27176 and 27204 (27176 image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1196P var, proof plate number 27204 printed entirely in dark blue. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the lettering and denomination in red. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1197, 4¢ Louisiana Statehood, plate number 27205

Scott 1197P var, proof plate number 27185 printed entirely in black. When issued, the final multicolor stamp included the additional colors of red and light blue. (Image courtesy of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum)

Scott 1198, 4¢ Homestead Act, plate number 27148

Scott 1198P, proof plate number 27149 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1198 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 27149

Clues:
- Local precancels were generally only authorized for definitive size stamps
- The quality appears to be more typical of a rubber handstamp applied manually to a single stamp, rather than of an overprint-type mat with high quality ink applied in a grid to a block of stamps by a professional printer
- No example is known on cover. The precancellations appear to have been applied long after any possible contemporary usage
- The stamp was offered along with a number of other identical suspicious Elko local precancels on stamps spanning a quarter century

Scott 1198 var, ink smudge during printing, plate number 27149

Scott 1199, 4¢ Girl Scouts, plate number 27217

Scott 1199P, proof plate number 27218 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1199 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 27219

Scott 1200, 4¢ Brien McMahon, plate number 27227

Scott 1200P, proof plate number 27226 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1201, 4¢ Apprenticeship, plate number 27250

Scott 1201P var, proof plate number 27248 in black on white paper. The eventual stamp was printed on yellow bister paper. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1202, 4¢ Sam Rayburn, plate number 27263

Scott 1202P var, proof plate number 27260 printed entirely in red brown. The eventual multicolor stamp also included blue. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1203, 4¢ Hammarskjold, pair with plate numbers 27266 (black) and 27277 (yellow) as the stamp was intended to look.

Scott 1204, 4¢ Hammarskjold invert special printing, pair with plate numbers 27266 (black) and 27277 (inverted yellow)

The post office intentionally reprinted millions of these errors to destroy their philatelic value. This practice was later ruled illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court. Nevertheless, it served as a caution as even today many collectors don't disclose new error discoveries until they are certain the stamps are no longer being printed.

Scott 1203P var, proof plate number 27266, brown only. The eventual multicolor stamp also included black and yellow. (Image courtesy of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum)

Scott 1203P var, proof plate number 27275, yellow tint only. The eventual multicolor stamp also included black and brown. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1205, 4¢ Christmas 1962, Wreath, plate number 27301

Scott 1205 var, fake local precancel, plate number 27311

Clues:
- Phelan is an unincorporated area even now, 60 years later. The area had no major industries or other legitimate need for precancels
- The quality appears to be more typical of a rubber handstamp applied manually to a single stamp, rather than of an overprint-type mat with high quality ink applied in a grid to a block of stamps by a professional printer
- No example is known on cover. The precancellations appear to have been applied long after any possible contemporary usage
- The stamp was offered along with a number of other identical suspicious local precancels on stamps spanning a quarter century

Scott 1205 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 27306, 27314 (27306 image courtesy of Bill Langs; 27314 image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1205P var, proof plate number 27306 printed entirely in green. The eventual multicolor stamp also included red text, bow and flame. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1206, 4¢ Higher Education, black plate number 27300; dark green plate number 27296

Scott 1206 var, black ink shifted up with result that the lamp flame points down! -- black plate number 27300 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1206 var, black ink shifted up, green plate number 27296 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1206P var, proofs, plate numbers 27296 (bright green) and 27299 (black). (Images courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1207, 4¢ Winslow Homer, plate number 27374

Scott 1207a, imperforate vertically error, plate number 27381 (Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation)

Scott 1207P var, proof plate number 27362 printed entirely in black. The eventual multicolor stamp also included red, brown and blue. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Proof examples with reverse R

The reverse R appears on a number of single-color rotary press proof sheets. It is known inverted, as well as sideways with the straight side down (rotated -90º).

Scott 1112P, 4¢ Atlantic Cable