United States Postal Service.

Famous American Series. (First Day Covers - Educators' Group). Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, Booker T. Washington.

1940. Scott 869-873. 5 uncacheted addressed First day covers of the Educators' Group. In The Postal Bulletin of February 26, 1940, the following announcement pertaining to the third group of the Famous Americans series appeared: "Commemorative Stamps--Famous American Series. Supplementing prior notices in the Postal Bulletin, postmasters and employees of the Postal Service are hereby advised of the issuance of the third, or Educators' Group, in this special series of postage stamps." Postmarked March-April, 1940. From the collection of Frederick Langford. Item #59-3059

Price: $50.00