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English: David Farragut David Porter Issue of 1937, 3c, purple
President Theodore Roosevelt originally for a series of U.S. Postage stamps commemorating
the Army, Navy and various war heros of the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the
American Civil War. His dream was never realized until 1937 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who was a serious stamp collector himself, urged congress and the U.S. Post Office to issue the
long overdue Army and Navy Issue of 1937; Ten stamps consisting of two sets of five, one each for the
Army and Navy, with denominations of 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c and 5c.
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Source U.S. Government, Post Office Department
Image obtained from hi-res scan of U.S. Postage stamp from personal collection
Author Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Imaging by Gwillhickers

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current17:55, 24 May 2014Thumbnail for version as of 17:55, 24 May 20141,143 × 736 (234 KB)Gwillhickersbetter clarity
03:13, 16 February 2010Thumbnail for version as of 03:13, 16 February 20101,181 × 775 (236 KB)Gwillhickers((Information |Description=((en|1=Farragut_Porter_1937_Issue-3c.jpg Category:Image sources Category:US postage stamps Category:American History Category:Civil War)) |Source=((own)) |Author=Gwillhickers |Date=2010-02-1

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