Ron
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Post by Ron on Sept 21, 2016 13:23:06 GMT
As of today the United States is 48 days away from electing our 45th president. Well, actually our 44th president as Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is counted chronologically as both the 22nd and 24th president but I digress. Presidential elections seem to cause Americans to take a look at the best and the worst in ourselves, our nation, our government and our candidates. That said, let's see your presidents - the best of them, the worst of them, all of them.  |
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Ron
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Post by Ron on Sept 21, 2016 13:25:51 GMT
Abraham Lincoln, 16th POTUS (1861-1865)  |
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Ron
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Post by Ron on Sept 21, 2016 13:40:09 GMT
George Washington, 1st POTUS (1789-1797)  |
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Ron
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Post by Ron on Sept 22, 2016 13:36:40 GMT
Harry S. Truman - 33rd POTUS The "S" in Harry S. Truman did not stand for any name but was a compromise between the names of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young.  |
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 22, 2016 13:51:00 GMT
Andrew JacksonThe official biography of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States, is available here. 
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,265
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 25, 2016 0:47:03 GMT
Rutherford B. HayesThe official biography of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States is here. 
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Post by jimjung on Sept 25, 2016 12:39:43 GMT
An old block I've kept for a long time: President Warren G. Harding, the 29th POTUS.  |
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 25, 2016 14:13:05 GMT
jimjung The pin roulette perforation on the imperf Harding stamps is interesting. Are the stamps flat plate or rotary press printings?
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Post by jimjung on Sept 25, 2016 14:19:21 GMT
I don't see any signs of a Rotary Press but I'm not an expert on that. Here's a scan of the back. I'm thinking the rouletting was done privately, possible at a place of work. But the block of 6 was cut with scissors. There is a purple mark at the bottom margin of the lower left stamp. Not sure what that is ...  |
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daveg28
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What I collect: U.S., Canada, Great Britain & Commonwealth, France (esp. 1950-80), DDR, USSR
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Post by daveg28 on Sept 8, 2017 17:23:21 GMT
When I recently acquired a friend's mother's collection, I found among it some presidential inauguration FDCs. They were for Reagan and Bush I, and came in binders. Neat stuff, but I wonder how much the poor woman paid for all of these, versus how little they are probably worth today.
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Post by jimwentzell on Jan 25, 2019 17:06:21 GMT
Well, my contribution is not really a presidential stamp, but an autographed fundraising dinner menu for President Reagan (candidate, at the time) which my parents attended some 44 years ago.....I had asked my parents for an autograph:
 I'll always remember my mom coming home that evening and telling me she literally ran into the illustrious soon-to-be-president; seems Ronald Reagan was going down some steps and nearly bumped into my mother going up. R.R. jokingly said something very funny, which, unfortunately, I've forgotten but I have the menu and his signature as a keepsake! |
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Post by jimwentzell on Jan 25, 2019 17:10:12 GMT
 for such a meal you'd be hard-pressed to find one for $25 these days (dinner alone!)  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jan 25, 2019 17:15:09 GMT
U.S.A Inauguration (V.P.) cover, late George Bush - 1981 - to my late dad
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renden
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Post by renden on Jan 25, 2019 18:16:04 GMT
U.S.A Inauguration Day Cover - late Ronald Reagan, 40th President - to my late dad 
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Post by mdroth on Jan 25, 2019 19:10:19 GMT
I believe Theodore Roosevelt was president as of the mailing of this cover.
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