Image: Farragut Porter 1937 Issue-3c

Description: David Farragut David Porter Issue of 1937, 3c, purple President Theodore Roosevelt originally for a series of U.S. Postage stamps commemorating the Army, Navy and various war heros of the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. His dream was never realized until 1937 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was a serious stamp collector himself, urged congress and the U.S. Post Office to issue the long overdue Army and Navy Issue of 1937; Ten stamps consisting of two sets of five, one each for the Army and Navy, with denominations of 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c and 5c.
Title: Farragut Porter 1937 Issue-3c
Credit: U.S. Government, Post Office Department Image obtained from hi-res scan of U.S. Postage stamp from personal collection
Author: Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Imaging by Gwillhickers
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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