1944-45 Issues
921
Overrun Countries Issue - Korea
Mythological bird Phoenix on the left, symbolizing renewal of life,
and a kneeling figure breaking the bonds of oppression on the right.
The Danish flag is in the center
5¢ Multicoloured
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 12
15 million printed - Scott #921 - 1944
Value
Used: $0.01-$0.02
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.02-$0.03
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.03-$0.05
Double impression of country name
Scott #921a - 1944
Value
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $360-$400
Vignette proof on india, mounted on card
A first day cover of #921 dated November 2nd 1944
Soviet troops march in northern Korea
Korean communist leader Kim Il Sung chats with a farmers 1945
Japanese forces enter Korea
A sheet of 50 stamps
922
Transcontinental Railroad Issue
The 'Golden Spike' ceremony at Promontory, Utah
3¢ Violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
61 million printed - Scott #922 - 1944
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01-$0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.01-$0.02
Trial color proof on card 922-TC1
Photo essay on card 922-E
Die proof on card (922-P1)
A first day cover of #922 dated May 10th 1944
The 'Golden Spike' ceremony at Promontory, Utah.
Promontary point as it looks today, with a replica
of the engines that particpated in the original event
Utah chose to depict the Golden Spike Authority on their states quarter
A sheet of 50 stamps
923
Steamship Issue
The steamship SS Savannah
3¢ Violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
61 million printed - Scott #923 - 1944
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01-$0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.01-$0.02
Photo essay on card 923-E
Die proof on card (923-P1)
A first day cover of #923 dated May 22nd 1944
An engraving of the SS Savannah
1819 - The SS Savannah leaves her operating port,
Savannah, GA, to make the first Atlantic crossing of a Steamship
Savannah docks from a 19thC engraving
Plaque commemorating S.S. Savannah in Savannah, Georgia. (my old home town)
Captain Moses Rogers who sailed the SS Savannah on her maiden and historical voyage
A sheet of 50 stamps
924
Centenary of the Telegraph Issue
Telegraph Pole
3¢ Bright red violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
61 million printed - Scott #924 - 1944
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01-$0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.01-$0.02
Large die proof on india die sunk on card 924-P1
A first day cover of #924 dated May 24th 1944
Telegraph poles helped tame the wild west
Telegraphers at their stations
Old telegraph station
A sheet of 50 stamps
925
Philippine Issue
Corregidor
3¢ Deep violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
50 million printed - Scott #925 - 1944
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01-$0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.01-$0.02
A first day cover of #925 dated September 27th 1944
Planes over Corregidor
Corregidor, Fort Mills, Middleside barracks before the war
Ruins of Middleside barracks, a memory of the US presence during WWII
US soldiers captives after the 1942 battle of Corregidor
A sheet of 50 stamps
926
50th Anniversary of Motion Picture Issue
An open-air movie show to an audience of armed forces
3¢ Deep violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
53 million printed - Scott #926 - 1944
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01-$0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.01-$0.02
Photo essay on card - unadopted design 926-E
Photo essay on card 926-E
Small die proof on card 926-P2
A first day cover of #926 dated October 31st 1944
1946 Oscars - Best Picture - The Lost Weeken
1946 Oscars - Ray Milland, Best Actor winner for The Lost Weekend
1945 Oscars - Joan Crawford, Best Actress winner for 'Mildred Pierce'
A sheet of 50 stamps
June 6th, 1944: Utah Beach, Normandy Beach, France
