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1954 Liberty Series (Sixth Bureau Series)

Stamps of this series mostly featured patriotic figures and buildings relating to the American Revolution.

Regular issues

Scott 1030, 1/2¢ Franklin, wet printing, plate number 26002

Scott 1030 var, 1/2¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26002

Scott 1030 var, misperfed due to pre-print paper fold, plate number 26907

Scott 1030a, 1/2¢ Franklin, dry printing, plate number 26263

Scott 1030P, proof plate number 25980 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1031, 1¢ Washington, wet printing, plate number 27152

Scott 1031P, proof plate number 26929 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1031 var, 1¢ local precancel, plate number 25681

Scott 1031 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 26994

Scott 1031 var, 1¢ Washington, misperfed, plate number 26163

Scott 1031 var, misperfed due to foldover, plate number 25677 (Image courtesy of eBay / stuffpreserve)

Scott 1031 var, misperfed due to foldover, plate number 25692 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1031b, 1¢ Washington, dry printing, plate number 25281

Scott 1031A, 1-1/4¢ Palace of the Governors, plate number 26642

This was the first regular 1-1/4¢ stamp issued by the U.S., other than revenue stamps.

Scott 1031AP, proof plate number 26619 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1031A var, 1-1/4¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26620

Scott 1032, 1-1/2¢ Mount Vernon, plate number 25410

Scott 1032P, proof plate number 25365 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1032 var, 1-1/2¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 25410

Scott 1033, 2¢ Jefferson, plate number 25458

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 25878

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ local precancel, plate number 25585

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ Jefferson, perfin "LACo" (Los Angeles County), plate number 25574

Scott 1033 var, crazy perfs resulting from foldover, plate number 25457

Scott 1033 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 25137

Scott 1033 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 25080

Scott 1033 var, misperfed vertically and horizontally due to foldovers, plate numbers 25050, 25457, 25465 and 25472.

(25457 image courtesy of eBay / momenstamps)

Scott 1033 var, misperfed diagonally, plate numbers 25046, 25457 and 25465 (25046 image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1033a, 2¢ Jefferson, silkote paper, plate number 25061

Very bright, experimental Silkote paper was used only on a very small printing of 5000 panes for plates 25061 and 25062, with no notice to the public. Virtually all copies were distributed through the Westbrook, Maine post office substation during Christmas 1954.

Scott 1033P, 2¢ Jefferson proof on card, plate number 25046 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1034, 2-1/2¢ Bunker Hill Monument, plate number 26309

This was the first regular 2-1/2¢ stamp issued by the U.S., other than revenue stamps.

Scott 1034 var, 2-1/2¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26309

Scott 1034 var, 2-1/2¢ local precancel, plate number 26308

Scott 1035, 3¢ Liberty, wet printing, plate number 24943

Scott 1035 var, 3¢ Liberty, wet printing, overinked, plate number 24979

Scott 1035 var, wet printing, misperfed horizontally, plate number 24966

Scott 1035 var, wet printing, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 25532 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1035 var, 3¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 25083

Scott 1035c, 3¢ Liberty, dry printing, plate number 25822

Scott 1035c var, dry printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25841

Scott 1035c var, dry printing, perfin "M" (University of Minnesota), plate number 25531

Scott 1035c var, dry printing, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 25514

Scott 1035c var, dry printing, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 25546 (Image courtesy of Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions)

Scott 1035e, 3¢ Liberty, tagged, plate number 27273

Scott 1035P, 3¢ Liberty proof on card, plate number 26825 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1035a, 3¢ Liberty, single from wet printed booklet pane, plate number 24980

Scott 1035aP, 3¢ Liberty booklet proof on card, plate number 24976 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1035d, 3¢ Liberty, single from dry printed booklet pane, plate number 25357

Scott 1036, 4¢ Lincoln, wet printing, plate number 26983

Scott 1036 var, 4¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26932

Scott 1036 var, perfin "M S J", plate number 26141

Scott 1036 var, perfin "BE // NY" (believed Board of Education / New York), plate number 26364

Scott 1036 var, perfin "ISU" (Iowa State University), plate number 26421

Scott 1036 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate numbers 25456, 26074, 26268

Scott 1036 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 26133

Scott 1036a, 4¢ Lincoln, dry printing, plate number 26997

Scott 1036a var, dry printing, misperfed horizontally, plate number 27168 (Image courtesy of eBay / ckstamps)

Scott 1036e, 4¢ Lincoln tagged, plate number 27109

Scott 1036P, 4¢ Lincoln proof on card, plate number 25690 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1036b, 4¢ Lincoln, single from booklet pane, plate number 26518

Scott 1037, 4-1/2¢ Hermitage, plate number 26265

Scott 1037P, 4-1/2¢ Hermitage proof on card, plate number 26270 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Plate 26270 was apparently prepared as a proof only but was not used to print the actual stamps.

Scott 1037 var, 4-1/2¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26264

Scott 1038, 5¢ Monroe, plate number 25091

Scott 1038 var, 5¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 25858

Scott 1038 var, 5¢ misperfed vertically, captured plate number 25088

Scott 1038P, 5¢ Monroe proof on card, plate number 26710 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1039, 6¢ Theodore Roosevelt, wet printing, plate number 25853

Scott 1039 var, 6¢ Bureau precancel, wet printing, plate number 25844

Scott 1039 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 25844

Scott 1039a, 6¢ Theodore Roosevelt, dry printing, plate number 25192

Scott 1039P, 6¢ proof on card, plate number 25427 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1040, 7¢ Wilson, plate number 25304

Scott 1040 var, 7¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 25310

Scott 1040 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 25299

Scott 1040 var, misperfed horizontally and vertically, plate number 25314

Scott 1040 var, plate flaw below shoulder, plate number 25314

Scott 1040P, 7¢ proof on card, plate number 25299 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1041B, 8¢ Liberty, Rotary Press printing, plate numbers 24927 and 24923

Scott 1041B is slightly taller than Scott 1041. They are easily distinguished by their plate numbers.

Scott 1041B var, pre-print paper fold, plate number 24935 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1041BP var, 8¢ Liberty frame, plate number 24923; and vignette, plate number 24927 (Images courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1041, 8¢ Liberty, Flat Plate printing, plate numbers 24937 and 24915

Scott 1041 var, 8¢ Liberty, red shifted down, plate numbers 24938 and 24940

Scott 1041 var, 8¢ Liberty, red shifted down and right, plate number 24927

Scott 1041 var, 8¢ Liberty, red shifted left, plate number 24938

Scott 1041 var, 8¢ Liberty, Flat Plate printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 24920

Scott 1041 var, Flat Plate printing, Bureau precancel, red shifted left, plate number 24920

Scott 1041 var, Flat plate printing, red shifted down, pink background, plate number 24937 (Image courtesy of eBay / stuffpreserve)

Scott 1041 var, 8¢ Liberty, Flat Plate printing, misperfed horizontally, plate number 24939

Scott 1041 var, 8¢ Liberty, Flat Plate printing, pre-print paper fold, plate number 24935

Scott 1041P var, 8¢ Liberty frame proof on card, prepared as experimental plate 164471 but reassigned to plate 24926 before printing (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1041P var, 8¢ Liberty vignette proof on card, prepared as experimental plate 164470, manually entered, but reassigned to plate 24925 when the proof was approved. However, plate 24925 was not used to print the actual stamps. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1042, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, plate number 26224

Scott 1042 var, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, local precancel, plate number 26224

Scott 1042 var, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, perfin "ISU" (Iowa State University), plate number 26937

Scott 1042 var, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, misperfed vertically, captured plate numbers 26221, 26224, 26242

Scott 1042 var, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers (262)24, 25932

Scott 1042P var, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, proof on card, printed entirely in dark blue, plate number 25932. The magenta of the statue was added as part of the printing process. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1214 (formerly 1042A), 8¢ Pershing, plate number 27076

Originally assigned a catalogue number in the Liberty series, this stamp matches the designs of the 1¢ Jackson and 5¢ Washington stamps of 1962. Modern postal history research shows that it is more properly considered part of the 1962 series, sometimes known as the "Sixth-and-a-Half Bureau Issue." Scott recently renumbered the 8¢ Pershing stamp as Scott 1214.

Scott 1043, 9¢ Alamo, plate number 25394

Scott 1043 var, 9¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 25415

Scott 1043P, proof plate number 25393 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1044, 10¢ Independence Hall, dry printing, plate number 25938

Scott 1044P, proof plate number 26952 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1044 var, 10¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26951

Scott 1044 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 25602 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1044d, 10¢ Independence Hall tagged, plate number 27773

Scott 1044A, 11¢ Liberty, plate number 26978

Scott 1044A var, 11¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26986

Scott 1044A var, 11¢ misperfed horizontally and vertically, plate number 26986

Scott 1044Ac, 11¢ Liberty tagged, plate number 26979

Scott 1045, 12¢ Benjamin Harrison, plate number 26281

Scott 1045, 12¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26281

Scott 1045a, 12¢ Benjamin Harrison tagged, plate number 26281

Scott 1046, 15¢ John Jay, plate number 26166

Scott 1046P, proof plate number 26138 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1046 var, 15¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 26166

Scott 1046a, 15¢ John Jay tagged, plate number 27968

Scott 1047, 20¢ Monticello, plate number 28021

Scott 1047P, proof plate number 26529 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1047 var, 20¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 27002

Scott 1047 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 26257

Scott 1047 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 27003 (Image courtesy of Kelleher Auctions)

Scott 1048, 25¢ Paul Revere, plate number 25963

Scott 1048P, proof plate number 25962 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1048, 25¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 25962

Scott 1048, 25¢ perfin, unidentified pattern but probably for a university, plate number 25962

Scott 1049, 30¢ Robert E. Lee, wet printing, plate number 25251

Scott 1049P, proof plate number 25487 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1049 var, 30¢ Robert E. Lee, wet printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25251

Scott 1049 var, probably fake local precancel, plate number 25948

Clues:
- Custer, Washington is unincorporated and only had 299 people in 2000. Census records for 1950 could not be located. There are no major businesses, no high volume of outbound mail, and no legitimate need for high value 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 half century

Scott 1049a, 30¢ Robert E. Lee, dry printing, plate number 25487

Scott 1050, 40¢ John Marshall, wet printing, plate number 26203

This was the first regular 40¢ stamp issued by the U.S., other than revenue stamps.

Scott 1050P, proof plate number 25572 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1050, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 25571 (Image courtesy of Kelleher Auctions)

Scott 1050 var, 40¢ John Marshall, wet printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25571

Scott 1050a, 40¢ John Marshall, dry printing, plate number 25250

Scott 1050a var, 40¢ John Marshall, dry printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25249

Scott 1051, 50¢ Susan B. Anthony, wet printing, plate number 25898

Scott 1051 var, 50¢ Susan B. Anthony, wet printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25231

Scott 1051 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 25238

Scott 1051a, 50¢ Susan B. Anthony, dry printing, plate number 25898

Scott 1051a var, 50¢ Susan B. Anthony, dry printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25237

Scott 1052, $1 Patrick Henry, wet printing, plate number 26207

Scott 1052P, proof plate number 25542 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1052 var, $1 Patrick Henry, wet printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 26207

Scott 1052a var, $1 Patrick Henry, dry printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 22528

Scott 1053, $5 Alexander Hamilton, plate number 25367

Scott 1053P, proof plate number 25367 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Unlike the rest of the Liberty Series, this high value definitive was a flat plate printing. It is believed to be the last flat plate regular postage issue produced by BEP.

Coil issues

Scott 1054, 1¢ Washington sidewise coil, dry printing, plate number 25721

Scott 1054P, proof plate number 27044 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1054c, 1¢ Washington sidewise coil, Bureau precancel, wet printing, plate number 25049

Scott 1054A, 1-1/4¢ Palace of Governors endwise coil, plate number 26671

Scott 1054A var, 1-1/4¢ coil, Bureau precancel, plate number 26670

Scott 1054AP, proof plate number 26671 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1055, 2¢ Jefferson sidewise coil, wet printing, plate number 25151

Scott 1055 var, 2¢ Jefferson sidewise coil, wet printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25044

Scott 1055P, proof plate number 26008 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1055a, 2¢ Jefferson sidewise coil, dry printing, plate number 25759

Scott 1055a var, 2¢ Jefferson coil, dry printing, Bureau precancel, plate number 25968

Scott 1055b, 2¢ Jefferson sidewise coil, tagged, plate number 35575

Scott 1056, 2-1/2¢ Bunker Hill sidewise coil, plate number 26280

Scott 1056 var, 2-1/2¢ Bunker Hill coil, Bureau precancel, plate number 26279

Scott 1056P, proof plate number 26450 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1057, 3¢ Liberty sidewise coil, wet printing, two partial plate numbers photographically cropped from longer strips to show complete plate number 24993

Scott 1057P, wet printing, proof plate number 27030 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1057a, 3¢ Liberty sidewise coil, dry printing, plate number 25718

Scott 1057aP, dry printing, proof plate number 27030 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1057c, 3¢ Liberty sidewise coil, tagged, plate number 24983

Scott 1058, 4¢ Lincoln sidewise coil, plate number 28666 (?)

Scott 1058P, proof plate number 26879 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1059, 4-1/2¢ Hermitage endwise coil, plate number 26262

Scott 1059 var, 4-1/2¢ Hermitage coil, Bureau precancel, plate number 26262

Scott 1059P, proof plate number 26263 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1059A, 25¢ Revere sidewise coil, plate numbers 30768 and 30767

Scott 1059Ab, 25¢ Revere sidewise coil, tagged, plate numbers 30767 and 30768

Coil counting number examples

Coil counting numbers occurred at 4-stamp intervals and are not plate numbers. They were trimmed away before coiling, but can occasionally be found on miscut coils as well as on proof sheets.

Scott 1054 var, 1¢ coil, counting number 12

Scott 1054AP var, 1-1/4¢ coil, proof with counting number 20 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1055 var, 2¢ coil, counting number 20

Scott 1055P var, 2¢ coil, proof with counting number 12 and color block (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1056P var, 2-1/2¢ coil, proof with counting number 12 and color block (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1058 var, 4¢ coil, counting number 8

Scott 1058P var, 4¢ coil, proof with counting number 12 and color block (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1059P var, 4-1/2¢ coil, proof with counting number 12 and color block (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 1037P, 4-1/2¢

Scott 1046P, 15¢