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The Fourth Bureau Issue, also known as the Series of 1922, was a definitive series of postage stamps issued by the United States between 1922 and 1938. The series is comprised of 27 different designs with denominations ranging from one-half cent to 5 dollars. The designs featured past presidents, prominent Americans, architectural landmarks, and icons of American culture.
The first issue of the series, featuring president Rutherford Hayes, was released on 4 October 1922, the 100th anniversary of Hayes's birth, in his hometown of Fremont, Ohio. This was the first instance of the USPS issuing new stamps on a specific day and in a specific city. Collectors regard the First Day Covers of this stamp as the beginning of modern First Day Cover collecting.
The Fourth Bureau Issue stamps were produced during a period of modernization and rapid change within the the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The long production life of the series resulted in stamps that were produced on both the older flat plate printing press as well as the new rotary printing press. The series includes numerous variations of color shades, perforation differences, security overprints, precancels, commemorative overprints, plate errors, and other distinguishing factors of interest to collectors.
Individual Stamp Designs edit
| Design | Scott Catalog Numbers | Image |
|---|---|---|
| ½¢ Nathan Hale | 551, 653 | 
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| 1¢ Ben Franklin | 552, 575, 578, 581, 594, 596, 597, 604, 632, 658, 669 | Image |
| 1½¢ Warren Harding profile | 553, 576, 582, 598, 605, 631, 633, 659, 670 | Image |
| 1½¢ Warren Harding portrait | 684, 686 | Image |
| 2¢ George Washington | 554, 577, 579, 583, 595, 599, 599A, 606, 634, 634A, 646, 647, 660, 671 | Image |
| 3¢ Abraham Lincoln | 555, 584, 600, 635, 661, 672 | Image |
| 4¢ Martha Washington | 556, 585, 601, 636, 662, 673 | Image |
| 4¢ Howard Taft | 685, 687 | Image |
| 5¢ Theodore Roosevelt | 557, 586, 602, 637, 648, 663, 674 | Image |
| 6¢ James Garfield | 558, 587, 638, 664, 675, 723 | Image |
| 7¢ William McKinley | 559, 588, 639, 665, 676 | Image |
| 8¢ Ulysses Grant | 560, 589, 640, 666, 677 | Image |
| 9¢ Thomas Jefferson | 561, 590, 641, 667, 678 | Image |
| 10¢ James Monroe | 562, 591, 603, 642, 668, 679 | Image |
| 11¢ Rutherford Hayes | 563, 692 | Image |
| 12¢ Grover Cleveland | 564, 693 | Image |
| 13¢ Benjamin Harrison | 622, 694 | Image |
| 14¢ American Indian | 565, 695 | Image |
| 15¢ Statue of Liberty | 566, 696 | Image |
| 17¢ Woodrow Wilson | 623, 697 | Image |
| 20¢ Golden Gate | 567, 698 | Image |
| 25¢ Niagara Falls | 568, 699 | Image |
| 30¢ American Buffalo | 569, 700 | Image |
| 50¢ Arlington Amphitheater | 570, 701 | Image |
| $1 Lincoln Memorial | 571 | Image |
| $2 United States Capitol | 572 | Image |
| $5 Head of Freedom Statue | 573 | Image |
Flat Plate issues of 1922-1925 edit
Rotary issues of 1922-1928 edit
- Precanceling
- Gum Breakers
Imperforates and coil issues edit
Overprints edit
- Kansas and Nebraska Overprints
- Molly Pitcher Overprint
- Hawaii Overprint
- Canal Zone Overprint
Errors edit
References edit
- United States Postage Stamps 1902-1935 by Max G. Johl
- Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps
- Gary Griffith - United States Stamps 1922–26 from Linn's
External Links edit
- http://www.glassinesurfer.com/stamps/4thbureau6.shtml
- http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&tid=2033913
- http://www.siegelauctions.com/enc/1922.htm
- http://www.siegelauctions.com/enc/rotary.htm
- http://www.1847usa.com/identify/YearSets/1922.htm
- http://www.apnss.org/Fourth-other.htm
- http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/museum/1d_Blackhardings.html