The Americana Series
The first stamps in the Americana Series
of definitive stamps were issued in 1975.
Their subjects relate to the culture and
history of America. All the stamps have
a common design element unique to this
Scott #
Mint Used
1975-81 Americana Series
1581//1612 (1581-82, 1584-85, 1590, 1591-99,
1603-06, 1608, 1610-12) 22 Stamps
Save $4.70 Mint, $1.00 Used $44.95 $9.50
1581//1608 (1581-82, 1584-85, 1590, 1591-99,
1603-06, 1608) 19 Stamps
Save $1.65 Mint, 65¢ Used.....
1581, 1811
Inkwell &
Quill
1584
Early Ballot
Box
1581 1¢ Inkwell & Quill .........
1582
2¢
Speaker’s
Stand
.....
1584 3¢ Early Ballot Box ......
1585 4¢ Books & Eyeglasses
1591, 1616
Capitol
Dome
1593
Early
American
Printing
Press
1590
9¢ Capitol Dome
white paper ..................
1590A 9¢ Capitol Dome
perforated 10 x 9.75.....
1591 9¢ Capitol, gray paper .
1592 10¢ Justice...................
1593 11¢ Printing Press .......
1594 12¢ Statue of Liberty Torch
15.50 6.75
1582
Speaker’s
Stand
1585
Books &
Eyeglasses
.25 .20
.25 .20
.30 .20
.30 .20
1592, 1617
Contemplationof Justice
1594, 1816
Torch of
Statue
of Liberty
1.40 1.75
42.50
37.50
.45 .20
.45 .20
.60 .20
.60 .20
1590, 1590A1623, 1623B
Dome of
50 Star
Capitol
Flag overCapitol
1590, 1623 9¢ Dome of Capitol& 13¢ Flag over Capitolattached pair ..............
1623a 9¢ Dome of Capitol &
13¢ Flag over Capitol,
booklet pane of 8(1 #1590 & 7 #1623)....
1.95 2.25
7.40 - - 1590A,
1623B 9¢ Dome of Capitol &
13¢ Flag over Capitol
attached pair, perf. 10 42.50 - - 1623Bc
9¢ Dome of Capitol &
13¢ Flag over Capitol,
perf. 10, booklet pane of 8
(1 #1590A & 7 #1623B) 50.00 - -
series – an arch of lettering that runs along
one side, around the corner and across
either the top or bottom of the stamp.
When each group of 4 stamps is placed
together, the words form a frame.
1595,1618
Liberty Bell
1597,1598,1618C
15-Star
Fort
McHenryFlag
Scott #
1595 13¢ Liberty Bell............
1595b 13¢ Liberty Bell, booklet
pane of 7 & label..........
1595c 13¢ Liberty Bell,
booklet pane of 8 .........
1596 13¢ Eagle & Shield ......
1597 15¢ Fort McHenry Flag1598 15¢ Fort McHenry Flag
booklet single..............
1598a 15¢ Fort McHenry Flag
booklet pane of 8 ........
1599 16¢ Statue of Liberty....
1603
North
Church,
Boston,
MA
1605
Sandy
Hook
Lighthouse,
NJ
1603 24¢ Old North Church..
1604 28¢ Fort Nisqually........
1605 29¢ Lighthouse ............
1606 30¢ School House .......
1608
“Betty”
Lamp
1611
Kerosene
Lamp
1608 50¢ “Betty” Lamp .........
1610 $1 Rush Lamp .............
1611 $2 Kerosene Lamp ......
1612
$5
Conductor’s
Lantern
1596
Eagle &
Shield
1599,1619
Statue of
Liberty
Head
Mint Used
$.90 $.20
6.25 - - 7.00
- - .
60 .20
.65 .20
1.00 .50
8.00
- - .
80 .55
1604
Fort
Nisqually,
WA
1606
Morris
Township
School-2,
Devils
Lake
1.20 .20
1.60 .25
1.60 1.55
1.60 .20
1610
Rush
Lamp
1612
Conductor’s
Lantern,
1850
2.60 .20
4.25 .20
8.25 .90
20.00 2.00
What’s interesting about the Americana
Series are the well-researched designs they
employ. For example, a lamp signal given
from the North Church, Boston, Mass.,
which is featured in the series, sent Paul
Revere on his midnight ride to warn that
British troops were coming.
48
Scott # Mint Used
1975-79 Coil StampsPerf. 10 Vertically1613-19 9 Stamps, complete.
Save 45¢ Mint, 30¢ Used..... $5.50 $3.40
NOTE: 1590, 1590A, 1595, 1598, 1623 and 1623bwere issued only in booklet form, so all copies willhave one or more straight edges.
1615C
Steinway GrandPiano, 1857
This candlestick
invert was the first
stamp issued with a
major design element
printed upside down
since the 1918 Jenny
Invert! But, what
makes this stamp even
more unique is the
CIA’s involvement.
Mystic’s President,
Donald Sundman, discovered CIA employees
were involved when he filed an inquiry with
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing under
the Freedom of Information Act.
1615
Drum
1613
Guitar
1614
Saxhorns
1610c
CIA Invert
1613 3.1¢ Guitar...................
1614 7.7¢ Saxhorns..............
1615 7.9¢ Drum....................
1615C 8.4¢ Grand Piano.......
1616 9¢ Dome of Capitol......
1617 10¢ Justice...................
1618 13¢ Liberty Bell............
1618C 15¢ Fort McHenry Flag1619 16¢ Statue of Liberty....
1622 1622C
.45
.65
.65
.70
.45
.50
.65
1.00
.90
1625
13-Star Flag over Independence Hall
1975-81 Regular Issue Stamps
1622 13¢ Flag over IndependenceHall, perforated 11 x 10 3/4 .60
1622C 13¢ Flag over Independence
Hall, perforated 11 x 111/4 .60
1623 13¢ Flag over Capitol... .70
1623B 13¢ Flag over Capitol
perforated 10 x 93/4..... 1.50
1975 Coil Stamp
1625
13¢ Flag overIndependence Hall....... .65
.50
.50
.50
.40
.30
.20
.20
.20
.90
.20
.50
.50
1.50
.20
