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George Washington taken from a painting by Gilbert Stuart. Stuart, a master portrait artist, made numerous paintings of Washington, with this one being the most famous. Called The Athenaeum, it was painted in 1796 in Germantown, Pennsylvania – but never finished. However, it served as the model of other paintings, and was also used on the one-dollar bill. Gilbert Stuart – Portrait Artist Gilbert Stuart was just 19 years old in 1775, when he traveled
to England to study art. He had already proven himself to be a promising portrait painter, and the American Revolution threatened to disrupt his progress. Stuart became a successful artist and one of the best-known painters in Europe. But it wasn’t until 1793, when he returned to the United States, that he truly made his mark. After moving around a bit, Stuart opened a studio in Philadelphia in 1793. It was there he painted a series of portraits of President George
Washington. Stuart, with help from his daughters, made 130 portraits of Washington in all, but he never finished the most famous one – called “The Athenaeum.” The painting shows Washington from the shoulders up, with no background and only one third of the canvas painted. But it was from this original that Stuart and his daughters based future portraits of Washington. More importantly, this portrait provided the image that is used on the one-dollar bill. On January 1, 1932, the US Post Office Department issued a set of 12 stamps honoring the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. The Post Office officially announced their plans for the set of stamps in November 1930. Early on, they had grand ideas for the set. At one point, the set was to consist of at least 18 stamps with all values between ½¢ and $5. Prior to that, the largest set issued was the Columbians, which had comprised 16 stamps. The Post Office also considered using the same wide format of the Columbians for the Washington Bicentennials.  The plan was to create two-color stamps with grand scenes retelling Washington’s life – crossing the Delaware, his 1793 inauguration, his home life, his birthplace, resigning his commission, a double portrait with his wife Martha, his tomb at Mount Vernon, and the Washington Monument. However, the Post Office eventually decided against the plan because they would have to use famous paintings that were known to be filled with inaccuracies. At one point, Congress considered a bill that proposed that all the stamps issued in 1932 bear Washington’s portrait, but that bill was never passed. In the end, the Post Office decided to produce a set of 12 single color stamps picturing portraits by famous artists that showed Washington at different times in his life. As a result, several of the stamps pictured unfamiliar images of Washington. But the Post Office specifically selected the famed and beloved Gilbert Stuart Athenaeum portrait for the 2¢ stamp. At the time, 2¢ was the normal first-class letter rate, so that would have been the most used stamp at the time. However, a few months after the series was issued, the first-class letter rate was raised to 3¢. The Post Office conducted an emergency reprinting of the 3¢ Washington Bicentennial stamp as well as the current 3¢ Lincoln regular issue. But there still weren’t enough of the stamps to satisfy demand. And the Post Office knew that the portrait on the 3¢ stamp was little known to most people. So they decided to rework the 2¢ Athenaeum design. They made it a 3¢ stamp and removed the date ribbons next to the portrait, so it would essentially be a regular issue.
#704-15 1932 Washington Bicentennials, set of 12 stamps $4.65- $64.95 #704 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 1/2c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.20- $50.00 #705 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 1c Washington from the Houdon Bust $0.15- $50.00 #706 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 1 1/2c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.20- $95.00 #708 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 3c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.15- $115.00 #709 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 4c Washington by Charles P. Polk $0.20- $80.00 #710 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 5c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.20- $360.00 #711 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 6c Washington by John Trumbull $0.15- $700.00 #712 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 7c Washington by John Trumbull $0.65- $100.00 #713 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 8c Washington by Charles B.J. Saint Memin $1.25- $690.00 #714 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 9c Washington by William Joseph Williams $0.40- $675.00 #715 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 10c Washington by Gilbert Stuart $0.20- $1,950.00 #705 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 1c Washington from the Houdon Bust $0.15- $50.00 #706 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 1 1/2c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.20- $95.00 #704 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 1/2c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.20- $50.00 #709 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 4c Washington by Charles P. Polk $0.20- $80.00 #708 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 3c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.15- $115.00 #712 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 7c Washington by John Trumbull $0.65- $100.00 #710 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 5c Washington by Charles Willson Peale $0.20- $360.00 #711 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 6c Washington by John Trumbull $0.15- $700.00 #717 1932 2c Arbor Day $0.15- $52.50 #702 1931 2c Red Cross Issue $0.20- $75.00 #703 1931 2c Yorktown Issue $0.35- $75.00 #715 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 10c Washington by Gilbert Stuart $0.20- $1,950.00 #714 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 9c Washington by William Joseph Williams $0.40- $675.00 #690 1931 2c General Casimir Pulaski $0.30- $85.00 #720 1932 3c Washington, deep violet $0.15- $65.00 #716 1932 2c Third Olympic Winter Games $0.40- $165.00 #713 1932 Washington Bicentennial: 8c Washington by Charles B.J. Saint Memin $1.25- $690.00 #689 1930 2c General von Steuben $0.70- $165.00 #688 1930 2c Battle of Braddock's Field $1.15- $275.00 #728 1933 1c Restoration of Fort Dearborn $0.15- $75.00
U.S. #707 Issue Date: January 1, 1932 U.S. #707 features an image of George Washington taken from a painting by Gilbert Stuart. Stuart, a master portrait artist, made numerous paintings of Washington, with this one being the most famous. Called The Athenaeum, it was painted in 1796 in Germantown, Pennsylvania – but never finished. However, it served as the model of other paintings, and was also used on the one-dollar bill. Gilbert Stuart – Portrait Artist Gilbert Stuart was just 19 years old in 1775, when he traveled to England to study art. He had already proven himself to be a promising portrait painter, and the American Revolution threatened to disrupt his progress. Stuart became a successful artist and one of the best-known painters in Europe. But it wasn’t until 1793, when he returned to the United States, that he truly made his mark. After moving around a bit, Stuart opened a studio in Philadelphia in 1793. It was there he painted a series of portraits of President George Washington. Stuart, with help from his daughters, made 130 portraits of Washington in all, but he never finished the most famous one – called “The Athenaeum.” The painting shows Washington from the shoulders up, with no background and only one third of the canvas painted. But it was from this original that Stuart and his daughters based future portraits of Washington. More importantly, this portrait provided the image that is used on the one-dollar bill. Washington BicentennialOn January 1, 1932, the US Post Office Department issued a set of 12 stamps honoring the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. The Post Office officially announced their plans for the set of stamps in November 1930. Early on, they had grand ideas for the set. At one point, the set was to consist of at least 18 stamps with all values between ½¢ and $5. Prior to that, the largest set issued was the Columbians, which had comprised 16 stamps. The Post Office also considered using the same wide format of the Columbians for the Washington Bicentennials. The plan was to create two-color stamps with grand scenes retelling Washington’s life – crossing the Delaware, his 1793 inauguration, his home life, his birthplace, resigning his commission, a double portrait with his wife Martha, his tomb at Mount Vernon, and the Washington Monument. However, the Post Office eventually decided against the plan because they would have to use famous paintings that were known to be filled with inaccuracies. At one point, Congress considered a bill that proposed that all the stamps issued in 1932 bear Washington’s portrait, but that bill was never passed. In the end, the Post Office decided to produce a set of 12 single color stamps picturing portraits by famous artists that showed Washington at different times in his life. As a result, several of the stamps pictured unfamiliar images of Washington. But the Post Office specifically selected the famed and beloved Gilbert Stuart Athenaeum portrait for the 2¢ stamp. At the time, 2¢ was the normal first-class letter rate, so that would have been the most used stamp at the time. However, a few months after the series was issued, the first-class letter rate was raised to 3¢. The Post Office conducted an emergency reprinting of the 3¢ Washington Bicentennial stamp as well as the current 3¢ Lincoln regular issue. But there still weren’t enough of the stamps to satisfy demand. And the Post Office knew that the portrait on the 3¢ stamp was little known to most people. So they decided to rework the 2¢ Athenaeum design. They made it a 3¢ stamp and removed the date ribbons next to the portrait, so it would essentially be a regular issue. How much is a 1932 2 cent stamp worth?1932 Washington Bicentenial. What are Red 2 cent stamps worth?1914-16 Rotary Coil Single Line Watermark Perforated 10 Vertical. Which George Washington stamp is valuable?The name of a stamp is usually derived from these elements. For example the 2c George Washington features the image of George Washington with the denomination of 2 US cents.
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The Four Main Elements of a Stamp.. What was the price of a postage stamp in 1932?For example, the price increase from $0.02 to $0.03 on July 6, 1932, was a 50% increase in cost. Additionally, while the cost of the stamp itself remained fixed, the adjusted price in 2019 dollars was not fixed over time which added to larger jumps in adjusted prices.
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