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 stamps honoring prominent figures of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy who served during the earlier chapters of American history.  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.

Army issues

File:George Washington and Nathanael Greene, 1c, Arny issue of 1936.jpg Washington — Greene issued December 15, 1936

File:Jackson Scott 1936 Issue-2c.jpg Jackson — Scott issued January 15, 1937

File:Sherman Grant Sheridan 1937 Issue-3c.jpg Sherman — Grant — Sheridan issued February 18, 1937

File:Generals Lee and Jackson-1937 Issue-4c.jpg Lee — Jackson issued March 23, 1937

File:West Point stamp 5c 1937 issue.JPG West Point issued May 26, 1937

Navy issues

File:Jones & Barry, 1c, 1936 issue.jpg Jones -- Barry issued December 15, 1936

File:Decatur MacDonough Saratoga 1937 Issue-2c.jpg Decatur -- MacDonough issued January 15, 1937

File:Farragut Porter 1937 Issue-3c.jpg Farragut -- Porter issued February 18, 1937

File:Navy William T. Sampson, George Dewey, Winfield S.jpg Sampson — Dewey — Schley issued March 23, 1937

File:5c Navy issue 1937 U.S. stamp.1.jpg Seal of U.S. Naval Academy issued May 26, 1937

The Army and Navy issues were released consecutively in numerical order, beginning with the 1 cent issues. The 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.

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

Sources

• Scott United States stamp catalogue specialized. New York, NY: Scott Publications, Inc. 1958.
• Houseman, Donna, ed. (2015). 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. Ohio: Amos Media. ISBN 978-0-89487-5045.
• "Army & Navy Issue". Smithsonian National Postal museum. Retrieved November 11, 2023.