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37c Lewis B. Puller single
Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service issued the 37-cent Distinguished Marines commemorative stamps in four designs on November 10, 2005, in Washington, DC, and Oceanside, California. Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia designed the stamps.
- These stamps commemorate four legendary marines who served with bravery and distinction during the twentieth century: John Basilone, Daniel J. Daly, John A. Lejeune, and Lewis B. Puller. This issuance honors a tradition of excellence in military service that began with the establishment of the first two battalions of marines by the Continental Congress in 1775.
- Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed 60 million stamps in pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) panes of twenty in the offset process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (September 29, 2005)
- unused
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- November 10, 2005
- Object number
- 2006.2002.134
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3962
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Military & Policing Forces
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2006.2002.134
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