1 to 24 (Apri to July 2004) / 25 to 48 (August to December 2004) / 49 to 72 (January to April 2005 / 73 to 96 (May to August 2005) / 97 to 126 (August 2005 to December 2005) / 127 to 144 (January to May 2006) / 145 to 180 (May to December 2006) / 181 onwards (2007)

Article 2: Postal History of the Argentina 1935 5 pesos Iguazu Falls

I describe covers and pieces of the first printing of the 5 pesos Iguazu Falls, in usages from 1935 to 1944.

This stamp is one of the 1935-51 definitives. There are three separate pages associated with this article: one dedicated to plate varieties and printing shifts between the two plates used, and another dedicated to postal usages of the stamp as singles and on cover.

This issue depicts a mixture of political propaganda, idealized portraits, antiquities, industrial progress, and export themes.

The US 1938 Presidential series, commonly known as the prexies, received extensive usage during World War II. Here I show a few blocks of four and six. These show the wide range of postmarks found in type as well as number of cities and towns.

The Egypt 1964 definitive issue shows a good run of designs from Ancient Egypt as well as more modern cultural themes.This article includes a page with some printing shades.

These definitives are both beautiful and rare.

Here are CTO (cancelled-to-order) blocks of six for the three high values of the Egypt 1964 definitives. I include links to the blocks of the 100m, 200m, and 500m. I also include a page with high resolution images of the figures.

This high value airmail definitive is somewhat rare. I include a page with postmarked specimens, a page with a perfin specimen, and a page with a minor plate variety.

These are great definitives. This is one of the early definitive series of independent India.

This commemorative issue is very appealing. It has beautiful depictions of butterflies and fish. Below is a large image of the scarcest value of the series, the 20c Special Delivery. I include here quick links to the series mint, and used-mostly CTO since this issue saw almost no genuine postal use.

The second series of Queen Elizabeth II definitives for Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika (K.U.T.) shows beautiful one color engravings of Kenyan nature themes. QE II's image is in an attractive medallion. Quick links here for the main page, the low values, the high values, and a cover.

I show three of the high values from the Brazil 1950s series of definitives. Follow the links and the image thumbnails to selected specimens and blocks. Quick links: main page / 5 Cruzeiros / 10 Cruzeiros / 20 Cruzeiros

I show a splendid block of four of the 25 rupees. Here are quick links to several specimens of the 1 Rupee, 2 Rupees, and 5 Rupees values.

I show here an early definitive series for independent Kenya. In this page I show the low values, and in a separate page I show the high values.

The 1949 high values of India stand out as some of the most beautiful definitives of the mid 20th century. Here is a used selection. I show multiples in pages dedicated to three of the values. Quick links: main page, 1 rupee specimens, 5 rupee specimens, and 15 rupee blocks.

This stamp was printed for postage and for service (block of four below). Quick links: main page / shades / postmarked specimens

The combination of high levels of usage during World War II, and equally high levels of usage during the industrial growth of the United States after the war, make the Presidential series of the most common definitive series of all time. This series, better known as "The Prexies," has an expansive postal history. I barely scratch the surface in this web site. I acquired a small group of blocks (mostly of 4) of these stamps in 2003. I also have a few covers. This issue attracts a great deal of attention, and has been studied beyond what I can possibly do by many. Some of the blocks are shown in article 13, which I have renamed as a listing for these 47 blocks. In addition, I have an article with several used 10c stamps. Quick links: 1/2c Benjamin Franklin / 1c George Washington / 1 1/2c Martha Washington / 2c John Adams / 3c Thomas Jefferson / 4c James Madison / 4 1/2 c The White House / 5c James Monroe / 6c John Quincy Adams / 7c Andrew Jackson / 8c Martin Van Buren / 9c William Henry Harrison / 10c John Tyler / 11c James K. Polk / 12c Zachary Taylor / 13c Millard Fillmore / 14c Franklin Pierce / 15c James Buchanan / 16c Abraham Lincoln / 17c Andrew Johnson / 18c Ulysses S. Grant / 19c Rutherford B. Hayes / 20c James A. Garfield / 21c Chester A. Arthur / 22c Grover Cleveland / 24c Benjamin Harrison / 25c William McKinley / 30c Theodore Roosevelt / 50c William Howard Taft / $1 Woodrow Wilson / $2 Warren G. Harding / $5 Calvin Coolidge