| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | May 10, 1944 |
| Year | 1944 |
| Denomination |
3¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Purple |
| Issue Location | Omaha, Nebr.; Ogden, Utah; and San Francisco, Calif. |
| Size | 0.84 by 1.44 inches |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-H-VF
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-H-F
|
Mint - Hinged - Fine | View price |
|
M-H-VG
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Good | View price |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | View price |
|
U-F
|
Used - Fine | View price |
|
U-VG
|
Used - Very Good | View price |
Printed by the rotary process and issued in sheets of 50 stamps. Arranged horizontally.
This stamp was issued to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in America.
The stamp is 0.84 by 1.44 inches in dimension, arranged horizontally, printed in purple by the rotary process, and issued in sheets of 50. The central subject depicts the celebration ceremonies which took place at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869, on the occasion of the driving of the last spike in the completion of the transcontinental railroad. The design is enclosed in an arch, at the base of which, in white Gothic, is the title, "Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad." The wording, "United States of America," in dark Roman letters, appears in a white ribbon panel, with scroll ends, along the lower edge of the stamp. Within shields, ornamented with laurel leaves, in the upper corners are, at the left the dates "1869" and "1944," in dark numerals, arranged in two lines and at the right, also in two lines the wording, "Postage 3¢," in dark Roman.
The stamp was first placed on sale May 10, 1944, at Omaha, Nebr., Ogden, Utah, and San Francisco, Calif.