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The Fourth Bureau Issue, also known as the Series of 1922, was a definitive series of postage stamps issued by the United States between 1922 and 1938. The series is comprised of 27 different designs with denominations ranging from one-half cent to 5 dollars. The designs featured past presidents, prominent Americans, architectural landmarks, and icons of American culture.

The first issue of the series, featuring president Rutherford Hayes, was released on 4 October 1922, the 100th anniversary of Hayes's birth, in his hometown of Fremont, Ohio. This was the first instance of the USPS issuing new stamps on a specific day and in a specific city. Collectors regard the First Day Covers of this stamp as the beginning of modern First Day Cover collecting.

The Fourth Bureau Issue stamps were produced during a period of modernization and rapid change within the the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The long production life of the series resulted in stamps that were produced on both the older flat plate printing press as well as the new rotary printing press. The series includes numerous variations of color shades, perforation differences, security overprints, precancels, commemorative overprints, plate errors, and other distinguishing factors of interest to collectors.

Individual Stamp Designs

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Design Scott Catalog Numbers Image
½¢ Nathan Hale 551, 653 Nathan Hale
Ben Franklin 552, 575, 578, 581, 594, 596, 597, 604, 632, 658, 669 Image
1½¢ Warren Harding profile 553, 576, 582, 598, 605, 631, 633, 659, 670 Image
1½¢ Warren Harding portrait 684, 686 Image
George Washington 554, 577, 579, 583, 595, 599, 599A, 606, 634, 634A, 646, 647, 660, 671 Image
Abraham Lincoln 555, 584, 600, 635, 661, 672 Image
Martha Washington 556, 585, 601, 636, 662, 673 Image
Howard Taft 685, 687 Image
Theodore Roosevelt 557, 586, 602, 637, 648, 663, 674 Image
James Garfield 558, 587, 638, 664, 675, 723 Image
William McKinley 559, 588, 639, 665, 676 Image
Ulysses Grant 560, 589, 640, 666, 677 Image
Thomas Jefferson 561, 590, 641, 667, 678 Image
10¢ James Monroe 562, 591, 603, 642, 668, 679 Image
11¢ Rutherford Hayes 563, 692 Image
12¢ Grover Cleveland 564, 693 Image
13¢ Benjamin Harrison 622, 694 Image
14¢ American Indian 565, 695 Image
15¢ Statue of Liberty 566, 696 Image
17¢ Woodrow Wilson 623, 697 Image
20¢ Golden Gate 567, 698 Image
25¢ Niagara Falls 568, 699 Image
30¢ American Buffalo 569, 700 Image
50¢ Arlington Amphitheater 570, 701 Image
$1 Lincoln Memorial 571 Image
$2 United States Capitol 572 Image
$5 Head of Freedom Statue 573 Image

Flat Plate issues of 1922-1925

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Rotary issues of 1922-1928

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  • Precanceling
  • Gum Breakers

Imperforates and coil issues

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Overprints

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Errors

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References

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  • United States Postage Stamps 1902-1935 by Max G. Johl
  • Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps
  • Gary Griffith - United States Stamps 1922–26 from Linn's
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Category:Postage stamps of the United States