View source for US Army and US Navy stamp issues of 1936–1937

During the years 1936 to 1937 the [[United States Post Office]] issued a series of [[commemorative stamp]]s honoring prominent figures of the [[U.S. Army]] and [[U.S. Navy]] who served during the earlier chapters of American history. &nbsp;President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] had campaigned for these issues while he was president. The issues, however, did not materialize until  President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], an avid stamp collector himself, and a frequent motivator of stamp issues and designs, had campaigned for their release. Ten stamps in all were issued on different dates during the course of six months, with the denominations of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cents for both the army and navy issues.<ref>[[#army-navy|Smithsonian National Postal Museum]]</ref><ref>[[#scott2016|Scott United States stamp catalogue specialized, 2016]], p. 83</ref>
{{center|<big>'''Army issues'''</big>}}
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| [[ file:George Washington and Nathanael Greene, 1c, Arny issue of 1936.jpg |thumb|upright=1.2| {{center| <big>[[George Washington|Washington]] — [[Nathanael Greene|Greene]]</big><br> issued December 15, 1936}} ]]
| [[ file:Jackson Scott 1936 Issue-2c.jpg |thumb|upright=1.2|  {{center| <big>[[Andrew Jackson|Jackson]] — [[Winfield Scott|Scott]]</big><br>issued January 15, 1937}} ]]
| [[ file:Sherman Grant Sheridan 1937 Issue-3c.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|  {{center| <big>[[William T. Sherman|Sherman]] — [[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]] — [[phillip Sheridan|Sheridan]]</big><br>issued February 18, 1937}} ]]
|}
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| [[ file:Generals Lee and Jackson-1937 Issue-4c.jpg |thumb|upright=1.2|  {{center| <big> [[Robert E. Lee|Lee]] — [[Stonewall Jackson|Jackson]]</big><br>issued March 23, 1937}} ]]
| [[ file:West Point stamp 5c 1937 issue.JPG |thumb|upright=1.2|  {{center| <big> [[West Point]]</big><br>issued May 26, 1937}} ]]
|}
{{center|<big>'''Navy issues'''</big>}}
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| [[file:Jones & Barry, 1c, 1936 issue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2| {{center| <big>[[John Paul Jones|Jones]] -- [[John Barry (naval officer)|Barry]]</big><br> issued December 15, 1936}} ]]
| [[file:Decatur MacDonough Saratoga 1937 Issue-2c.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2| {{center| <big>[[Stephen Decatur|Decatur]] -- [[Thomas MacDonough|MacDonough]]</big><br> issued January 15, 1937}} ]]
| [[file:Farragut Porter 1937 Issue-3c.jpg |thumb|upright=1.2| {{center| <big>[[David Farragut|Farragut]] -- [[David Porter (naval officer)|Porter]]</big><br>issued February 18, 1937}} ]]
|}
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| [[file:Navy William T. Sampson, George Dewey, Winfield S.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|{{center| <big>[[William T. Sampson|Sampson]] — [[George Dewey|Dewey]] — [[Winfield Scott Schley|Schley]]</big><br>issued March 23, 1937}} ]]
| [[file:5c Navy issue 1937 U.S. stamp.1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| {{center| <big>Seal of [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]]</big><br> issued May 26, 1937}} ]]
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The Army and Navy issues were released consecutively in numerical order, beginning with the 1 cent issues. The [[First day of issue|first day of issue]] for the army issues took place at [[West Point]] and [[Washington DC]], while the navy issues were first released at [[Annapolis, Maryland]] and Washington DC. The 1 cent stamps for the army and navy issues were issued on the same date, and respectively for the other denominations.<ref>[[#scott|Scott United States stamp catalogue specialized, 1958]], p. 195</ref>
==See also==
* [[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States]]
* [[Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps]]
* [[Commemoration of the American Civil War on postage stamps]]
* [[Champion of Liberty commemorative stamps]]
* [[Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States]]
* [[American Credo postal Issues]]
==Citations==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book |last= |first= |title=Scott United States stamp catalogue specialized |volume= |authorlink= |publisher=Scott Publications, Inc. |location=New York, NY |year=1958 |isbn= |url=https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesstam0000unse/page/n3/mode/2up |ref=scott}}
* {{cite book |editor=Houseman, Donna  |title=2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers |volume= |authorlink= |publisher=Amos Media |location=Ohio |year=2015 |isbn=978-0-89487-5045 |url=https://archive.org/details/2016scottspecial0000donn |ref=scott2016}}
*{{cite web |first= |last= |title=Army & Navy Issue  |publisher=Smithsonian National Postal museum |year= |accessdate=November 11, 2023 |url=https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-us-stamps-bureau-period-1894-1939-commemorative-issues-1936-1937/army-navy-issue |ref=army-navy}}
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