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The 2-cent Army stamp of January 15, 1937, shows Andrew Jackson (left) and Winfield Scott a hero of the Mexican War, leading a campaign from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. Following the Peace Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the Mexican Cession turned over to the U.S. territory stretching west to the Pacific Ocean.
During the years 1936 to 1937 the United States Post Office issued a series of commemorative stamps honoring prominent figures of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy who served during the earlier chapters of American history.
Accordingly, the Post Office produced imperforate versions of the 1¢ and 2¢ stamps (both released in October 1906), with imperforate 4¢ and 5¢ stamps following in 1908. (These were the first imperforate postage stamps issued by the U. S. since 1856.)
The war savings stamps introduced during World War II were released in five different denominations – 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents, one dollar, and five dollars, all featuring a Minuteman statue. These stamps were purchased at face value and earned no interest.
The first Washington–Franklin postage stamp to be released was a 2-cent stamp issued on November 16, 1908. Other denominations soon followed and would continue to appear through the first World War years, with the last Washington–Franklin postage stamp issued in 1923.
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The 'Two Cent Reds' were among the last stamps used to carry a letter for 2 cents, the rate changing to 3 cents on July 6, 1932. The rate remained the same for 26 years until it finally changed to 4 cents in 1958.