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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 25263 LR

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

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

Scott 1031 var, 1¢ Washington precancel, plate number 25681 LL

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

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

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

Scott 1031A, 1-1/4¢ Palace of the Governors precancel, plate number 26620 UR

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

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

Scott 1033, 2¢ Jefferson, plate number 25458 UR

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ Jefferson precancel, plate number 25876 UR

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ Jefferson, perfins (LAC for Los Angeles County), plate number 25574 UR

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ Jefferson, crazy perfs resulting from foldover, plate number 25457 UL

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ Jefferson, misperfed vertically, plate number 25137 UR

Scott 1033 var, 2¢ Jefferson, misperfed diagonally, plate number 25465 UL

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

Very bright, experimental Silkote paper was used only on a very small printing of 5000 panes, with no notice to the public.  Virtually all copies were delivered during Christmas 1954 to a small number of post offices in Maine, distributed through the Westbrook substation.

Scott 1034, 2-1/2¢ Bunker Hill Monument, plate number 26308 UL

Scott 1034 var, 2-1/2¢ Bunker Hill Monument precancel, plate number 26322 LR

Scott 1035, 3¢ Liberty, dry printing, plate number 27274 UR

Scott 1035 var, 3¢ Liberty, perfin "M" (University of Minnesota), plate number 25531 UR

Scott 1035 var, 3¢ Liberty precancel, plate number 25083 UL

Scott 1035b, 3¢ Liberty, plate number 27273 UR

Scott 1035e, 3¢ Liberty, wet printing, plate number 25110 LR

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

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

Scott 1036 var, 4¢ Lincoln precancel, plate number 26931 UL

Scott 1036 var, 4¢ Lincoln, perfin, "ISU" (Iowa State University), plate number 26421 LR

Scott 1036a, 4¢ Lincoln single from booklet pane, partial plate number 26518 at UL

Scott 1036b, 4¢ Lincoln tagged, plate number 27109 UL

Scott 1036c, 4¢ Lincoln, dry printing, plate number 26997 LR

Scott 1037, 4-1/2¢ Hermitage, plate number 26264 UR

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

Scott 1038, 5¢ Monroe, plate number 25091 LR

Scott 1038 var, 5¢ Monroe precancel, plate number 25858 UL

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

Scott 1039 var, 6¢ Theodore Roosevelt precancel, wet printing, plate number 25844 LR

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

Scott 1040, 7¢ Wilson, plate number 25304 LL

Scott 1040 var, 7¢ Wilson precancel, plate number 25310 LR

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

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

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

Scott 1041 var, 8¢ Liberty, Flat Plate printing, precancel, LR pair with plate numbers 24913 and 24920

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

Scott 1042 var, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, precancel, plate number 26221 LR

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

Scott 1042 var, 8¢ Liberty, Re-engraved, misperfed, plate number 26242 UR

Scott 1042A, 8¢ Pershing, plate number 27076 UL

This stamp matches the designs of the 1¢ Jackson and 5¢ Washington stamps of 1962.  While it was assigned a catalog number in the Liberty Series, modern postal history research shows that it is more properly considered part of the 1962 series.

Scott 1042A var, 8¢ Pershing precancel, plate number 27076 UR

Scott 1043, 9¢ Alamo, plate number 25394 LL

Scott 1043 var, 9¢ Alamo precancel, plate number 25415 UR

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

Scott 1044 var, 10¢ Independence Hall precancel, plate number 26951 LR

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

Scott 1044A, 11¢ Liberty, plate number 26978 UL

Scott 1044A var, 11¢ Liberty precancel, plate number 26986 LR

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

Scott 1045, 12¢ Benjamin Harrison, plate number 26283 LR

Scott 1045, 12¢ Benjamin Harrison precancel, plate number 26281 UR

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

Scott 1046, 15¢ John Jay, plate number 26138 UR

Scott 1046 var, 15¢ John Jay precancel, plate number 26166 UR

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

Scott 1047, 20¢ Monticello, plate number 28021 LL

Scott 1047 var, 20¢ Monticello precancel, plate number 27002 LR

Scott 1048, 25¢ Paul Revere, plate number 25963 UR

Scott 1048, 25¢ Paul Revere precancel, plate number 25962 LL

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

Scott 1049, 30¢ Robert E. Lee, dry printing, plate number 25948 LR

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

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

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

Scott 1050a, 40¢ John Marshall tagged, plate number 25250 LR

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

Scott 1050b var, 40¢ John Marshall, dry printing, precancel, plate number 25249 LL

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

Scott 1051a, 50¢ Susan B. Anthony, wet printing, precanceled, plate number 25231 LL

Scott 1052, $1 Patrick Henry, wet printing, Plate number 26207 LR

Scott 1052 var, $1 Patrick Henry, wet printing, precancel, Plate number 26207 UR

Scott 1052a var, $1 Patrick Henry, wet printing, precancel, Plate number 22528 LL

Scott 1053, $5 Alexander Hamilton, Plate number 25367 LR

 

Coil issues

Scott 1054, 1¢ Washington sidewise coil, complete plate number 25721 at bottom

Scott 1054, 1¢ Washington sidewise coil, showing "counting number" 12.  These occurred at 4-stamp intervals and are not plate numbers.  They were trimmed away before coiling.

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

Scott 1055, 2¢ Jefferson sidewise coil, partial plate number 25151 at bottom

Scott 1055d, 2¢ Jefferson sidewise coil, two partial plate numbers photographically cropped from longer strips to show complete plate number 25068

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

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

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

Scott 1058, 4¢ Lincoln sidewise coil, showing "counting number" 8

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

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

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

 

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