US Army and US Navy stamp issues of 1936–1937

During the years 1936 to 1937 the United States Post Office issued a series of commemorative stamps honoring prominent figures of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy who served during the earlier chapters of American history.  President Theodore Roosevelt had campaigned for these issues while he was president. The issues, however, did not materialize until President Franklin D. Roosevelt, an avid stamp collector himself, and a frequent motivator of stamp issues and designs, had campaigned for their release. Ten stamps in all were issued on different dates during the course of six months, with the denominations of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cents for both the army and navy issues.[1][2]

Army issues
WashingtonGreene
issued December 15, 1936
JacksonScott
issued January 15, 1937
ShermanGrantSheridan
issued February 18, 1937
LeeJackson
issued March 23, 1937
West Point
issued May 26, 1937
Navy issues
Jones -- Barry
issued December 15, 1936
Decatur -- MacDonough
issued January 15, 1937
Farragut -- Porter
issued February 18, 1937
SampsonDeweySchley
issued March 23, 1937
Seal of U.S. Naval Academy
issued May 26, 1937

The Army and Navy issues were released consecutively in numerical order, beginning with the 1 cent issues. The first day of issue for the army issues took place at West Point and Washington DC, while the navy issues were first released at Annapolis, Maryland and Washington DC. The 1 cent stamps for the army and navy issues were issued on the same date, and respectively for the other denominations.[3]

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  • Scott United States stamp catalogue specialized. New York, NY: Scott Publications, Inc. 1958.