1¢ Prexie (804) block of 4 on first day cover
1¢ Prexie (804) block of 4 on first day cover
A new difinitive series featuring the American presidents was issued in 1938, also called the Fifth Bureau Issue, but known affectionately as prexies. The 1¢ stamp featured a portrait of George Washington after a Houdon bust. Over the next decade and a half almost 30 billion 1¢ stamps were issued.
The competitors
for the 1¢ Prexie
1¢ Prexie on
postal card sent to Lisbon (1947), with Portugese postage due