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Savings issues Postal Savings issues Postal Savings stamps were issued in three batches: 1911 (Scott PS1 and PS4), 1936-40 (Scott PS6-PS10), and 1941 (Scott PS11-PS15). Booklet panes of Scott PS11b are known with plate numbers. Plate numbers should appear on booklet panes of Scott PS11c and PS12b but none have been reported.
Scott PS2 and PS5 are assigned to pre-printed deposit cards. No plate number items are known. Scott PS3 was originally assigned to a pre-printed deposit card featuring George Washington. The card was never issued.
Scott PS11bP, 10¢ booklet proof on card, plate number 147086 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott PS11P var, 10¢ proof prepared for production of coils, unissued in that format, plate number 147066 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott PS12b, 25¢ booklet single with plate number 147087 on tab, from booklet pane of 10
Scott PS12P var, 25¢ proof prepared for production of coils, unissued in that format, plate number 147071 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott PS14E (officially 905E), proof plate number 166157 photographically cropped from the unique press sheet. As an experiment for the pressmen working with the then-new Huck-Cottrell press in 1957, BEP created a 258-position multi-image plate using master dies for stamps ranging from 1939 to 1957 to produce proof examples. Stamps in the experimental sheet included the 3¢ Win The War essay, 6¢ Air Force airmail, $1 Postal Savings and 3¢ Steel Industry stamps. This was the lower left plate number from the lower left pane. (Image courtesy of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum)
Scott PS15, $5, plate numbers 22730, 22731, 22732, 22733, 22734, 77235, 22736, 22737 and 22740
In addition to accumulating savings bonds through incremental purchases of stamps, the postal savings program also included certificates of deposit.
unlisted, $5 certificate of deposit, Series of 1910, proof plate number 31812 created in 1917 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
unlisted, $10 certificate of deposit, Series of 1939, proof plate number 47184 created in 1946 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Savings stamps Savings stamps were issued from 1954-61. Booklet panes of Scott S1a and S2a are known with plate numbers. Plate numbers for booklet panes of Scott S6a and S7a were printed too far from the stamp design to appear on even a miscut booklet, thus none are known.
Scott S1aP, 10¢ booklet pane, proof on card, plate number 165219 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott S2cP, 25¢ booklet pane proof on card, plate number 165956 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) As described in the 2020 Durland Catalog, the only reported plate number example is a 10% single of plate 165956.
Scott S3aP, 50¢ proof on card, plate number 166741 with inverted R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott S6P var, 25¢ with 48-star flag, proof printed entirely in ultramarine, plate number 166921 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott S7P var, 25¢ with 50-star flag, proof printed entirely in ultramarine, plate number 167486 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott S7aP var, 25¢ booklet pane proof on card, 50-star flag, printed entirely in dark blue, plate number 167808 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Treasury Savings stamp The sole Treasury Savings stamp was issued in 1920.
Scott TS1, $1 Hamilton, plate numbers 73197, F73198
In addition to accumulating war savings bonds through incremental purchases of stamps, the war savings program also included treasury savings certificates.
unlisted, $25 Treasury Savings Certificate, Act of 1917, proof plate number F86319 created in 1923 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
War Savings stamps War Savings stamps were issued in two batches. The first series helped to finance World War I (1917 issues, Scott WS1-WS3, and 1919-20 issues, Scott WS4-WS6). The second series was issued to help finance World War II (1942 issues, Scott WS7-WS11, plus coil issues Scott WS12 and WS13). Scott WS1, 25¢, plate numbers 57076, 57077, 57152, 58803, 59045, 59156 (59045 image courtesy of Wallace Cleland)
Scott WS4, $5 Franklin, plate number 61913 Scott WS4P, $5 proof on card, plate number 62322. This plate apparently never went to press. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) Scott WS4P, $5 proof on card, plate number F62322, misplaced F. This plate apparently never went to press. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott WS5, $5 Washington, plate number 67550 Scott WS5P, $5 proof, plate number F69675 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott WS7P, 10¢ proof on card, proof plate number 155811. This plate number apparently never went to press. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott WS7bP, 10¢ booklet pane proof on card, plate number 149656 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott WS8bP, 25¢ booklet pane proof on card, plate number 149658 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott WS9, 50¢, plate number 149591 Scott WS9P, plate number 150711 on proof only. This plate was not used to print the actual stamps.(Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott WS11, $5, plate number F 150131 Scott WS11P, 5$ proof on card, plate number 150291 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
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Scott
PS1, 10¢ orange,
plate number 5505
Scott
PS4, 10¢
deep blue, perf 12, plate number 5504
Scott
PS6, 10¢
deep blue, perf 11, plate number 21485
Scott
PS7, 10¢
deep ultramarine, plate number 22540
Scott
PS8, 25¢,
plate number 22543
Scott
PS9, 50¢,
plate number 22544
Scott
PS10, $1,
plate number 22545
Scott
PS11, 10¢ rose red,
plate number 22722
Scott
PS11a, 10¢ rose carmine, plate number 22715
Scott
PS11b, 10¢ booklet single with
plate number 147086 appearing on the tab,
from booklet pane of 10
Scott
PS12, 25¢,
plate number 22725
Scott
PS13, 50¢, plate number 22719
Scott
PS14, $1,
plate number 22720
Scott
S1, 10¢,
wet printing, plate number 164991
Scott
S1b, 10¢, dry printing,
plate number 167089
Scott
S1P, 10¢ proof on card, plate number 170699 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott
S1b var, 10¢, unlisted imperforate error, plate number 165918
Scott
S2, 25¢, wet printing,
plate number 165007
Scott
S2b, 25¢, dry printing, plate number 165919
Scott
S2P4, 25¢ proof on card, plate number 165007 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott
S3, 50¢, wet printing,
plate number 165050
Scott
S3a, 50¢, dry printing,
plate number 166741
Scott
S4, $1,
plate number 166097
Scott
S5, $5,
plate number 166068
Scott
S6, 25¢ with 48-star flag,
plate number 166946
Scott
S7, 25¢ with 50-star flag,
plate number 167486
Scott
S7 var, unreported color variation (without no certificate; no other example known) plate number 167486
Scott
TS1P proof, plate number F73200 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott
WS1P, proof plate number F58802 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott
WS2, $5 Washington, perf 11, plate number 57073
Scott
WS2P4, proof on card, plate number 57072 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott
WS3, $5 Washington, rouletted 7, plate number 57071
Scott
WS6, $5 Lincoln, plate number 73130
Scott
WS7, 10¢ rose red, perf 11 x 10-1/2,
plate number 150207
Scott
WS7 var, paste-up error, plate number 150206 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)
Scott
WS7a, 10¢ carmine rose, plate number 149494
Scott
WS8, 25¢, perf 11 x 10-1/2,
plate number 150708
Scott
WS8 var, 25¢, overinked, plate number 156517
Scott
WS8P, proof on card, plate number 149587 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) 
Scott
WS10, $1,
plate number 149596
Scott
WS12, 10¢ coil, perf 10 vertically, plate
number 153286
Scott
WS12P, 10¢ coil, proof plate
number 153287 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Scott
WS13, 25¢ coil, perf 10 vertically, plate
number 153290
Scott
WS13P, 25¢ coil, proof plate
number 153290 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
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