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The Famous Americans of 1940
 
Rotary Press · Perf 10½ x 11 · 280 Subject Electric Eye Plates - Date, Place, and Quantity of Issue


Famous American Authors

Scott 859-863 - Famous American Authors
Washington Irving James Fenimore Cooper Ralph Waldo Emerson Louisa May Alcott Samuel L. Clemens


Famous American Poets

Scott 864-868 - Famous American Poets
Henry W. Longfellow John Greenleaf Whittier James Russell Lowell Walt Whitman James Whitcomb Riley


Famous American Educators

Scott 869-873 - Famous American Educators
Horace Mann Mark Hopkins Charles W. Eliot Frances E. Willard Booker T. Washington


Famous American Scientists

Scott 874-878 - Famous American Scientists
John James Audubon Crawford W. Long Luther Burbank Walter Reed Jane Addams


Famous American Composers

Scott 879-883 - Famous American Composers
Stephen Collins Foster John Philip Sousa Victor Herbert Edward A. MacDowell Ethelbert Nevin


Famous American Artists

Scott 884-888 - Famous American Artists

Gilbert Charles Stuart

James A. M. Whistler Augustus Saint-Gaudens Daniel Chester French Frederic Remington


Famous American Inventors

Scott 889-893 - Famous American Artists
Eli Whitney Samuel F. B. Morse Cyrus Hall McCormick Elias Howe Alexander Graham Bell

 

Famous American Authors - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 859 - The 1¢ Famous American Author Washington Irving - Jan.29, Tarrytown, N.Y. - 56,348,320 issued
Scott 860 - The 2¢ Famous American Author James Fenimore Cooper - Jan. 29, Cooperstown, N.Y. - 53,177,110
Scott 861 - The 3¢ Famous American Author Ralph Waldo Emerson - Feb. 5, Boston, Massachusetts - 53,260,270
Scott 862 - The 5¢ Famous American Author Louisa May Alcott, Concord, New Hampshire - Feb. 5 - 22,104,950
Scott 863 - The 10¢ Famous American Author Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), Hannibal, Missouri - Feb. 13 - 13,201,270
Famous American Poets - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 864 - The 1¢ Famous American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland, Maine - Feb.16 - 51,603,580
Scott 865 - The 2¢ Famous American Poet John Greenleaf Whittier, Haverhill, Massachusetts - Feb. 16 - 52,100,510
Scott 866 - The 3¢ Famous American Poet James Russell Lowell, Cambridge, Massachusetts - Feb. 20 - 51,666,580
Scott 867 - The 5¢ Famous American Poet Walt Whitman, Camden, New Jersey - Feb. 20 - 22,207,780
Scott 868 - The 10¢ Famous American Poet James Whitcomb Riley, Greenfield, Indiana - Feb. 24 - 11,835,530
Famous American Educators - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 869 - The 1¢ Famous American Educator Horace Mann, Boston, Massachusetts - March 14 - 52,471,160
Scott 870 - The 2¢ Famous American Educator Mark Hopkins, Williamstown, Massachusetts - March 14 - 52,366,440
Scott 871 - The 3¢ Famous American Educator Charles W. Eliot, Cambridge, Massachusetts - March 28 - 51,636,270
Scott 872 - The 5¢ Famous American Educator Frances E. Willard, Evanston, Illinois - March 28 - 20,729,030
Scott 873 - The 10¢ Famous American Educator Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama - April 7 - 14,125,580
Famous American Scientists - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: J. T. Vail
Scott 874 - The 1¢ Famous American Scientist John James Audubon, St. Francisville, Louisiana - April 8 - 59,409,000
Scott 875 - The 2¢ Famous American Scientist Dr. Crawford W. Long, Jefferson, Georgia - April 8 - 57,888,600
Scott 876 - The 3¢ Famous American Scientist Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California - April 17 - 58,273,180
Scott 877 - The 5¢ Famous American Scientist Dr. Walter Reed, Washington, D.C. - April 17 - 23,779,000
Scott 878 - The 10¢ Famous American Scientist Jane Addams, Chicago, Illinois - April 26 - 15,112,580
Famous American Composers - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 879 - The 1¢ Famous American Composer Stephen Collins Foster, Bardstown, Kentucky - May 3 - 57,322,790
Scott 880 - The 2¢ Famous American Composer John Phillip Sousa, Washington, D.C. - May 3 - 58,281,580
Scott 881 - The 3¢ Famous American Composer Victor Herbert, New York, N.Y. - May 13 - 56,398,700
Scott 882 - The 5¢ Famous American Composer Edward A. MacDowell, Peterborough, N.H. - May 13 - 21,147,000
Scott 883 - The 10¢ Famous American Composer Ethelbert Nevin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - June 10 - 13,328,000
Famous American Artists - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. T. Arlt
Scott 884 - The 1¢ Famous American Artist Gilbert Charles Stuart, Narragansett, Rhode Island - Sept. 5 - 54,389,510
Scott 885 - The 2¢ Famous American Artist James McNeill Whistler, Lowell, Massachusetts - Sept. 5 - 53,636,580
Scott 886 - The 3¢ Famous American Artist Augustus Saint Gaudens, New York, N.Y. - Sept. 16 - 55,313,230
Scott 887 - The 5¢ Famous American Artist Daniel Chester French, Stockbridge, Massachusetts - Sept. 16 - 21,720,580
Scott 888 - The 10¢ Famous American Artist Frederic Remington, Canton, N.Y. - Sept. 30 - 13,600,580
Famous American  Inventors - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 889 - The 1¢ Famous American Inventor Eli Whitney, Savannah, Georgia - Oct. 7 - 47,599,580
Scott 890 - The 2¢ Famous American Inventor Samuel F. B. Morse, New York, N.Y. - Oct. 7 - 53,766,510
Scott 891 - The 3¢ Famous American Inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick, Lexington, Virginia - Oct. 14 - 54,193,580
Scott 892 - The 5¢ Famous American Inventor Elias Howe, Spencer, Massachusetts - Oct. 14 - 20,264,580
Scott 893 - The 10¢ Famous American Inventor Alexander Graham Bell, Boston, Massachusetts - Oct. 28 - 13,726,580

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