Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
12570	United States Stamp - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) - Issued March 28, 1940	Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp	People	Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Roach - William A. Roach (1888-1969) Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Vail - James T. Vail (1907-) Wells - William B. Wells (1874-1942)	United States Postal Service	1940	Boston MA area, Cambridge		Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator.	United States Stamp - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) - Issued March 28, 1940 Item: 12570    Type: Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp Subject: People Creator: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Roach - William A. Roach (1888-1969) Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Vail - James T. Vail (1907-) Wells - William B. Wells (1874-1942) Publisher: United States Postal Service Date: 1940 Place: Boston MA area, Cambridge State: MA Description: Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator. [show more]
12564	United States Stamp - U.S. Frigate Constitution - 1797-1947 - Issued October 21, 1947	Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp	Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate	Hepburn - Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Sr. (1880-1967)	United States Postal Service	1947	Boston MA		Media: Rotary Press-Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Blue green Size: 1.5625" x 1" Country: United States Postage Value: 3 Cents Issue Origin: To commemorate the 150th anniversary if the launching of the U.S. Frigate Constitution Issue Date: October 21, 1947 Issue Location: Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Issue Size: 131,488,000	United States Stamp - U.S. Frigate Constitution - 1797-1947 - Issued October 21, 1947 Item: 12564    Type: Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp Subject: Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate Creator: Hepburn - Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Sr. (1880-1967) Publisher: United States Postal Service Date: 1947 Place: Boston MA State: MA Tags: boat, ship Description: Media: Rotary Press-Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Blue green Size: 1.5625" x 1" Country: United States Postage Value: 3 Cents Issue Origin: To commemorate the 150th anniversary if the launching of the U.S. Frigate Constitution Issue Date: October 21, 1947 Issue Location: Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Issue Size: 131,488,000

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