UX55 5c Lincoln, emerald
luminescent ink, precanceled with 3 printed green lines, issued January 4, 1968 in Hodgenville,
Kentucky. Designed by Robert J. Jones. Variations include:
UX55 5c Lincoln, emerald
luminescent ink, precanceled with 3 printed green lines, issued January 4, 1968 in Hodgenville,
Kentucky. Designed by Robert J. Jones. Variations include:
UX55a Double impression.
UX56 5c Women Marines,
rose red and green, issued January 26, 1968 in San Francisco, California at the height of the
Vietnam War. Commemorates 25th anniversary of women Marines, designed by Muriel R.
Chamberlain.
UX57 5c Weather Services,
blue, yellow, red and black, issued September 1, 1970 in Fort Myer, Virginia, to commemorate
100 years of the Army's Signal Service, the Weather Services (Weather Bureau). Designed by
Robert Geissmann. Tagged with red and blue polygons around perimeter. Variations
include:
UX57a Yellow and black omitted
UX57b Blue omitted
UX57c Black omitted
UX58 6c Paul Revere, brown
luminescent ink, precanceled with 3 printed brown lines, issued May 15, 1971 in Boston,
Massachusetts. Honors Paul Revere, Revolutionary War patriot. Designed by Howard C.
Mildner after the statue of Revere near the Old North Church in Boston. Variations include:
UX58a Double impression
UX59 10c Map of Continental
USA, blue and red, issued June 10, 1971, in New York City, New York. For international use.
Tagged with blue and red polygons around perimeter. Photo shows 7c version of postcard
(UX49).
UX60 6c New York Hospital,
blue and multicolored, issued 1971 in New York City, New York. Issued as a tribute to
America's hospitals in connection with the 200th anniversary of New York Hospital. Designed by
Dean Ellis. Variations include:
UX60a Blue and yellow omitted
UX61 6c U.S.F.
Constellation, black on buff card, issued June 29, 1972.
Designed by Melbourne Brindle. Issued as part of Tourism Year of the Americas. On the back
are pictorials that include Yosemite, Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls and Williamsburg.
Variations include:
UX61a Address side blank
UX62 6c Monument Valley,
black on buff card, issued June 29, 1972. Designed by Melbourne Brindle. Issued as part of
Tourism Year of the Americas. On the back are pictorials that include Monterey, Redwoods, Gloucester, U.S.F. Constellation.
UX63 6c Lighthouse at
Gloucester, Massachusetts, black on buff card, issued June 29, 1972. Designed by Melbourne
Brindle. Issued as part of Tourism Year of the Americas. On the back are pictorials that include
Rodeo, Mississippi Riverboat, Grand Canyon and Monument Valley.
UX64 6c John Hanson,patriot, blue luminescent ink, issued September 1, 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland. Designed by Thomas Kronen after the statue by Richard Edwin Brooks in Maryland Capitol. Precanceled with 3 printed blue lines. Variations include:
UX64a Coarse paper
UX66 8c Samuel Adams, patriot, orange luminescent ink, issued December 16, 1973, in Boston, Massachusetts. Precanceled with 3 printed orange lines. Designed by Howard C. Mildner. Variations include:
UX66a Coarse paper
UX67 12c Ship's Figurehead,
multicolored, issued January 4, 1974 for international use in Miami, Florida. Designed after a
watercolor by Elizabeth Moutal of the oak figurehead by John Rogerson from the barque
Edinburgh.
UX68 7c Charles Thomson,
patriot, emerald, issued September 14, 1975 in Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania. Precanceled with 3 printed emerald lines.
Designed by Howard C. Mildner.
UX69 9c John Witherspoon,
patriot, yellow brown, issued September 10, 1975 in Princeton, New Jersey. Precanceled with 3
printed brown lines. Designed by Howard C. Mildner.
UX70 9c Caesar Rodney,
patriot, blue, issued July 1, 1976 in Dover, Delaware.
Precanceled with 3 printed blue lines. Designed by Howard C. Mildner. Variations include:
UX70a Double impression
UX71 9c Federal Court House
in Galveston, Texas, multicolored, issued on July 20, 1977 in Galveston as the first of a multi-year
series on historic
preservation. The Court House, completed in 1861, is on the National Register of Historic
Places. Designed by Donald Moss. Tagged with red and blue polygons on the perimeter.
UX72 9c Nathan Hale,
patriot, green luminescent ink, issued October 14, 1977 in Coventry, Connecticut. Precanceled
with 3 printed green lines. Designed by Howard C. Mildner.
