1971-1973 Eight Cent Commemorative issues
1971 issues
Scott
1338F, 8¢ Flag over White House,
plate number 32558
Scott
1338F var, plate number 32612 Type I regular, and Type II with "stretched 1"
Scott
1338F var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 32572, 32573, 32588, 32602, 32627, 32658, 32696
Scott
1338F var, misperfed verically, plate numbers 32554, 32559. 32585, 32630, 32641, 32683
Scott
1338F var, over-inked, plate number 32644 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1338Fi, 8¢ Flag over White House,
imperforate error,
plate number 32640
Scott
1338Fj var, 8¢ Flag over White House,
imperforate between vertically error,
plate number 32749
Scott
1338Fo, 8¢ Flag over White House,
tagging omitted error, plate number 32641
Scott
1338Fp, 8¢ Flag over White House,
green omitted omitted error, plate number 32602
Only 100 examples are known. (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1338Gh, 8¢ Flag over White House coil, imperforate error, plate numbers 32818, 32934
(Images courtesy of Kelleher Auction Galleries)
Scott
1394, 8¢ Eisenhower,
plate number 33667
Scott
1394 var, Bureau precancel, plate number 32784
Scott
1394 var, misprinted / double printed?, plate number 33385
Scott
1394 var, tagging ghosts, plate number 33063
Scott
1394 var, overinked, plate number 32744
Scott
1394 var, misperfed vertically, plate numbers 32724, 32751, 32779 and 32784 (32779 image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1394 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 32725, 32744, 32867 and 33163
Scott
1394 var, misperfed vertically and horizontally, plate numbers 33026, 33163
Scott
1394 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate numbers 33385, 33514 and 33674
Scott
1394d, 8¢ Eisenhower, misperfed resulting in red omitted error, plate numbers 33078 and 32736 (Images courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1395b, 8¢ Eisenhower from booklet pane of 6,
plate number
32908
The 8¢
Eisenhower definitives are sometimes considered part of the Prominent
Americans series.
Scott
1396, 8¢ Postal Service,
plate number 32918
Scott
1396 var, error with red ink stripe, plate number 32926
Scott
1402, 8¢ Eisenhower sidewise coil, plate number 32756
Scott
1426, 8¢ Missouri Statehood,
plate number 32702
Scott
1427 Rainbow Trout, Scott
1428 Alligator, Scott
1429 Polar Bears, Scott
1430 California Condor
from 8¢ Wildlife
Conservation issue (Scott 1430a)
Scott
1427 var, 8¢ Trout, misperfed vertically, plate number 33039
Scott
1427 var, pink color misregistered, plate number 33080
Scott
1428 var, 8¢ Alligator, misperfed vertically and horizontally, plate number 33039
Scott
1428 var, tagging ghost, plate number 33080 atop several other numbers (Image courtesy of eBay / ckstamps)
Scott
1428 var, reverse image on gum, plate number 33045
Scott
1429 var, 8¢ Polar Bear, pink color misregistered, plate number 33080
Scott
1431, 8¢ Antarctic Treaty,
plate number 33014
Scott
1431 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 32940 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1432, 8¢ Bicentennial, plate
number 33059
Scott
1432 var, misperfed horizontally, plate
number 33031 (Image courtesy of William L. Langs)
Scott
1433, 8¢ John Sloan, plate number 33132
Scott
1433 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 33102
Scott
1433 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33134
Scott
1433 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33134 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1433 var, red (dress) and blue (frame) misprinted high and right, misperfed horizontally and vertially, plate number 33125
(Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)
Scott
1433 var, engraved (black and red) misprinted low and left, plate number 33130
Scott
1433b, engraved red
(denomination and text) omitted error, plate number
33124
Scott
1434, Earth, and Scott 1435, Lunar Rover, from 8¢ Space Achievements (Scott 1434a)
Scott
1434 var, 8¢ Earth, engraved black misprinted to bottom,
captured plate number 33148
Scott
1434 var, engraved black misprinted to left and bottom,
captured plate number 33162
Scott
1434 var, engraved black misprinted to right and bottom,
plate number 33155
Scott
1434 var, magenta shifted to bottom, plate number 33148
Scott
1434 var, misperfed and miscut, showing gray plate number 33128 (Image courtesy of Gary Posner)
This example illustrates how plate numbers for blue, gray and yellow appeared in part of the selvage that was trimmed off during finishing. Only the black (engraved) plate number appears on the issued panes.
Scott
1436, 8¢ Emily Dickinson, plate number 33174
Scott
1436 var, appears like double impression (name, 8¢, plate number) but actually caused by a tagging ghost, plate number 33176 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1436 var, major color
shift of magenta and black to left, plate number 33200
Scott
1436 var, engraved dark blue and olive green shifted to left, plate number 33171 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)
Scott
1436 var, 8¢ Emily Dickinson, misprinted to right, plate number 21171, captured plate numbers 33175 and 33200
Scott
1436 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 33199
Scott
1436a,
olive green and engraved black (denomination and text) omitted error -- and thus
missing the plate number
Scott
1437, 8¢ San Juan, plate number 33202
Scott
1437 var, local precancel, plate number 33212
Scott
1437 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33202 (Image courtesy of eBay / CK Stamps)
Scott
1437 var, buff and medium brown misprinted to right, plate number 33202
Scott
1437 var, dark brown, orange brown and black (engraved) misprinted to top and right, plate number 33222
Scott
1437 var, dark brown, orange brown and engraved black misprinted to right, plate number 33218
Scott
1437b, 8¢ San Juan, dark brown omitted error, plate number 33203 (Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation)
Scott
1438, 8¢ Prevent Drug Abuse, plate number 33064
Scott
1439, 8¢ CARE, plate number 33144
Scott
1439 var, light blue shifted down, plate number 33145 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1439a, 8¢ CARE error,
black (text and denomination) omitted, plate number
33145
Scott
1439a, 8¢ CARE, black denomination omitted
and text partially omitted, plate number 33143
Scott
1440 Decatur House; Scott
1441 Whaler "Charles W. Morgan"
Scott
1442 San Francisco Streetcar; Scott
1443 San Xavier del Bac Mission
from
8¢ Historic Preservation issue (Scott 1443a)
Scott
1442 var, 8¢ Streetcar, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 33234
Scott
1442 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33233
Scott
1443 var, 8¢ Mission, misperfed horizontally, plate number 33238
Scott
1444, 8¢ Christmas 1971, Georgione
Nativity, plate number 33184
Scott
1444 var, local precancel, plate number 33186
Scott
1444 var, blue shifted to right, plate number 33184
Scott
1445, 8¢ Christmas 1971, Partridge in a
Pear Tree, plate number 33106
Scott
1445 var, local precancel, plate number 33119
Scott
1445 var, miscut and misperfed vertically, plate number 33112 (Image courtesy of William L. Langs)
Scott
1445 var, misprinted with all colots to the bottom, misperfed horizontally, plate number 33114
Scott
1445 var, 8¢ Partridge, gray omitted error, missing plate number 33108 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
1972 issues
Scott
1446, 8¢ Sidney Lanier, plate number 33374
Scott
1446 var, misprinted to right, plate number 33361
Scott
1446 var, double impression, plate number 33376
Scott
1447, 8¢ Peace Corps, plate number 33223
Scott
1448, Waves; Scott
1449, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse; Scott
1450, Gulls; Scott
1451, Driftwood;
from 2¢ National
Parks Centennial issue (Scott 1451a)
Scott
1448 var, reverse image printed on back, plate number 33467 (Image courtesy of Kelleher Auctions)
Scott
1451 var, Driftwood, misprinted to left, plate number 33499
Scott
1452, 6¢ Wolf Trap Farm from National Parks
Centennial issue, plate number 33603
Scott
1453, 8¢ Yellowstone from National Parks
Centennial issue, plate number 33427
Scott
1453 var, green shifted to right, plate number 33411
Scott
1453 var, local precancel, plate number 33417
Scott
1454, 15¢ Mount McKinley from National
Parks Centennial issue, plate number 33717
Scott
1454 var, tagging ghost affecting engraved plate number and text, plate number 33728 (Image courtesy of eBay / ckstamps)
Scott
1454 var, 15¢ misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 33719 (Image courtesy of William L. Langs)
Scott
1455, 8¢ Family Planning, plate number 33395
Scott
1455 var, red and yellow shifted to right, plate number 33392 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1455 var, engraved black shifted to right, captured plate number 33399
Scott
1455 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33397 (Image courtesy of William L. Langs)
Scott
1455 var, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 33383
Scott
1455a, 8¢ Family Planning, yellow omitted error, plate number 33386
Scott
1456, Glassblower; Scott
1457, Metal Worker; Scott
1458, Wigmaker; Scott
1459, Hatter
from 8¢ Colonial
Craftsmen (Scott 1459a)
Scott
1460, 6¢ 1972 Olympics, Cycling, plate
number 33312
Scott
1460 var, 6¢ 1972 Olympics, Cycling, "missing red hand" variety, plate
number 33316
Rather than being "missing," it is more likely that the red is shifted up just enough that the "hand" is beneath the yellow and black.
Scott
1461, 8¢ 1972 Olympics, Bobsled, plate
number 33333
Scott
1461 var, yellow color shift showing
bobsled "jumper," plate number 33333
Scott
1461 var, yellow color shifted down, plate number 33327
Scott
1461 var, starved red ink, plate number 33335 (Image courtesy of eBay / stuffpreserve)
Scott
1461a, untagged error, plate number 33333
Scott
1461 var, 8¢ black (engraved) omitted error, plate number 33333
Scott
1462, 15¢ 1972 Olympics, Runner, plate number 33317
Scott
1462 var, green, red, blue and yellow all shifted down, plate number 33317 (Image courtesy of Hipstamp / northstamp)
Scott
1463, 8¢ PTA, normal yellow LR plate number 33654
Scott
1463 var, reversed yellow plate number 33656 (occurs only in the LR position)
Scott
1463 var, misperfed horizontally, yellow plate number 33656 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1463 var, misperfed horizontally, yellow plate number 33656 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1464, Fur Seal; Scott 1465 Cardinal; Scott 1466 Pelican; Scott 1467 Bighorn Sheep
from 8¢ Wildlife
Conservation (Scott 1467a)
Scott
1464 var, engraved black shifted up, plate number 33759
Scott
1464 var, yellow shifted up, plate number 33738 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)
Scott
1464b, 8¢ Fur Seals, blue omitted error, from Scott 1467c, plate number 33757
Scott
1465 var, 8¢ Cardinal, red shifted down and right, plate number 33739
Scott
1465 var, black shifted up, plate number 33739 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1465 var, red and green shifted up, plate number 33759 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)
Scott
1465 var, blue and green shifted up and right, plate number 33762 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)
Scott
1465 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33729
Scott
1465a, 8¢ Cardinal, red and brown omitted error, from Scott 1467d, plate number 33731 (Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation)
Scott
1466 var, 8¢ Pelican, blue (beak) and green (leaves) shifted up, plate number 33731
Scott
1466 var, engraved black ink shifted up, captured plate number 33759 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1466 var, preprint paper fold, engraved black shifted left, plate number 33731
Scott
1468, 8¢ Mail Order, plate number 33751
Scott
1468 var, local precancel, plate number 33751
Scott
1468 var, "cat has two tails" variety, plate number 33747
This "error" was all the rage when the stamps were first introduced. It turns out that the "two tails" result from a slight mis-registration or horizontal shift between the lithographed black and the engraved black inks. It is also evident if you compare the vertical alignment of the six plate numbers in a plate block of 12 or full pane of 50, as one of the black plate numbers is slightly out of alignment with all the other colors. Today this oddity is nothing more than a curiosity -- highly appropriate for a stamp involving a cat!
Scott
1468 var, all colors shifted high, plate number 33751
Scott
1468 var, yellow normal, all other colors shifted high to differing degrees, plate number 33751 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)
Scott
1468 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 33746
Scott
1469, 8¢ Osteopathic Medicine, plate number 33787
Scott
1469 var, yellow-orange shifted down, plate number 33789
Scott
1470, 8¢ Tom Sawyer, plate number 33811
Scott
1470 var, misperfed due to paper
foldover, plate number 33819
Scott
1470 var, strong plate
number 33809 printed over weaker plate number
33819
Scott
1470 var, red (faces and
feet) shifted to right, plate number
33815
Scott
1470 var, blue (hat, flowers) and red (faces and
feet) shifted to left, plate number 33834
Scott
1470 var, engraved red (denomination) and black (text) shifted to left, plate number 33815
Scott
1470b, 8¢ Tom Sawyer error, red and engraved black omitted error, "plate number 0"
Scott
1471, 8¢ Christmas 1972, St. Lucy, plate number 33554
Scott
1471 var, local precancel, plate number 33563
Scott
1471 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate numbers 33565, 33566 (33556 image courtesy of William L. Langs)
Scott
1471 var, yellow and brown misprinted to left, plate numbers yellow 33555 and gray 33559
Scott
1471 var, misperfed vertically, gray plate number 33554
Scott
1472, 8¢ Christmas 1972, Santa, gold plate number 33704
Scott
1472 var, local precancel, green plate number 33709
Scott
1472 var, gold color
shift creating "double trumpet" variety, gold plate number 33698
Scott
1472 var, red and gold shifted left, gold plate number 33698
Scott
1472 var, misperfed horizontally, gold plate numbers 33704 and 33710
(33704 image courtesy of William L. Langs; 33710 image courtesy of eBay / pnc10)
Scott
1472 var, misperfed horizontally, captured cyan plate number 33712
1973 issues
Scott
1473, 8¢ Pharmacy, plate number 33812
Scott
1473 var, orange and yellow
color shifts, plate number 33808
Scott
1473 var, engraved black shifted left and down, captured plate number 33814 (Image courtesy of William L. Langs)
Scott
1473 var, engraved black shifted up, captured plate number 33814
Scott
1473 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 33856
Scott
1473 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33814 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1474, 8¢ Stamp Collecting, plate number 33847
Scott
1474 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate number 33850
Scott
1474 var, pre-print paper fold, plate number 33850
Scott
1474 var, miscut after pre-print paper fold, plate number 33852
Scott
1474 var, pre-print paper fold, AND engraved black shifted to bottom, plate number 33857
Scott
1474 var, brown shift to left, plate number 33850 over ghost 33847 and second 33850 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1474 var, black shift down (magnifying glass) plate number 33852
Scott
1474 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 33857 (Image courtesy of William L. Langs)
Scott
1474a, 8¢ Stamp Collecting,
black (litho) omitted, plate number
33850
Scott
1475, 8¢ Love, plate number 33931
Scott
1475 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 33933
Scott
1476, 8¢ Printing, plate number 34050
Scott
1476 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34053 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1476 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 34051
Scott
1477, 8¢ Posting a Broadside, plate number 34116
Scott
1477 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34124
Scott
1477 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 34117 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1478, 8¢ Rider, plate number 34212
Scott
1478 var, engraved red, blue and black shifted right, plate number 34211
Scott
1478 var, misperfed due to pre-print foldover, plate number 34210
Scott
1478 var, double impression of engraved red and blue, engraved black shifted to right, plate number 34199 over ghost 34210
Scott
1479, 8¢ Drummer, plate number 34313
Scott
1479 var, engraved red, blue and black shifted down and right, misperfed vertically, plate number 34288
Scott
1479 var, engraved red, blue and black shifted up and right, misperfed vertically and horizontally, plate number 34352
Scott
1479 var, engraved red, blue and black shifted up and right, misperfed vertically, plate number 34288 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)
Scott
1479 var, misprinted to left, misperfed and miscut, plate number 34350
Scott
1480-1483, 8¢ Boston Tea Party, various plate numbers
Scott
1480 var, engraved red
("8¢") shifted down, plate number 34225
Scott
1480 var, black (ship's mast, etc.) shifted up, plate number 34225
Scott
1481 var, engraved red
("8¢") shifted down, plate number 34272
Scott
1481 var, engraved red
("8¢") shifted down, black shifted right, plate number 34225
Scott
1482 var, black shifted up, plate number 34272
Scott
1483 var, pink "8¢" and logo, plate number 34272
Scott
1483 var, engraved red ("8¢")
shifted up, plate number 34261
Scott
1484, 8¢ George Gershwin, plate number 33950
Scott
1484 var, yellow and magenta shifted down, plate number 33950
Scott
1484 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 33956
Scott
1484 var, misperfed due to pre-print paper fold, plate number 33950
Scott
1484a, 8¢ Gershwin, imperforate horizontally error, plate number 33950 (Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation)
Scott
1485, 8¢ Robinson Jeffers, plate number 34307
Scott
1485 var, local precancel, plate number 34301
Scott
1485 var, yellow
shifted down (most visible in the face), plate number 343(07)
Scott
1485 var, misperfed vertically,
captured plate number 34307 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)
Scott
1485 var, misperfed vertically,
plate number 34307
Scott
1485a, imperforate horizontally error, plate number 34303
Scott
1486, 8¢ Henry O. Tanner, plate number 34321
Scott
1486 var, brown shifted down a bit, yellow shifted down substantially, plate number 34315 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1486 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34321
Scott
1486 var, misperfed horizontally on diagonal, plate number 34315
Scott
1486 var, misperfed (and imperf at top) due to paper fold, plate number 34317
Scott
1487, 8¢ Willa Cather, plate number 34355
Scott
1487 var, blue, magenta and yellow shifted down, tan shifted down substantially, plate number 34364
Scott
1487 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34361 (UL image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1487a, 8¢ Willa Cather error, imperforate horizontally, plate number 34365
Scott
1488, 8¢ Copernicus, plate number 34112
Scott
1488 var, orange shifted
left and down, plate number 34107
Scott
1488 var, black shifted right also causing misperf vertically, captured plate number 34111
Scott
1488 var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 34107 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)
Scott
1488a, fake orange omitted error (rather, orange removed by some means), plate number 34115
Image, and opinion as to genuineness, courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation.
Scott
1498a, 8¢ Postal People, plate
strip of 5, plate numbers 34081 through 34085 appearing with Scott
1489-1493
Scott
1498a, 8¢ Postal People, plate
strip of 5, plate numbers 34075 through 34079 appearing with Scott
1494-1498
Scott
1498a var, back plate number for the
descriptive text that appears on the back of the 8¢ Postal People strip of 10
(Scott 1498a). The finishing process trimmed these plate
numbers off, but in this example about a 50% partial plate number 34080 remains.
Scott
1495 var, 8¢ Mail handlers, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34090
Scott
1499, 8¢ Harry S Truman, plate number 34164
Error in stamp design: Truman's complete middle name was just S -- without a period.
Scott
1499 var, local precancel, plate number 34153
Scott
1500, 6¢ Progress in Electronics, plate number 34274
Scott
1500 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34274 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1500 var, black shifted down, plate number 34274
Scott
1500 var, black ink smear, plate number 34269 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1500 var, portion of design omitted due to paper fold, plate number (342)70 (Image courtesy of eBay / cksatmps)
Scott
1501, 8¢ Progress in Electronics, plate number 34268
Scott
1501 var, black
shifted down, plate number 34251 with ghost plate number 34268
Scott
1501 var, black
shifted to right, plate number 34273
Scott
1501a, 8¢ Electronics, black (engraved) omitted error, missing the plate number
Scott
1501b, 8¢ Electronics error, lilac and tan omitted, plate number 34251
Scott
1502, 15¢ Progress in Electronics, plate number 34285
Scott
1502 var, engraved black shifted down, plate number 34300 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1502 var, misperfed due to preprint paper fold, plate number 34300 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1502 var, 15¢ Electronics error, brown omitted, plate number 34287
Scott
1503, 8¢ Lyndon Johnson, plate number 34222
, Scott
1503 var, misperfed vertically, plate numbers 34213, 34218
Scott
1503a, 8¢ LBJ error, imperforate
vertically, plate number 34222
Scott
1504, 8¢ Rural America, plate
number 34401
Scott
1504 var, local precancel, plate
number 34382
Scott
1504 var, black and blue shifted down, plate
number 34382 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
Scott
1504 var, misperfed horizontally, captured plate
number 34385
Scott
1504 var, misperfed vertically, plate
number 34404
Scott
1504b, 8¢ Rural America error, imperf horizontally, plate
number 34385 (Image courtesy of Kelleher Auctions)
Scott
1507, 8¢ Christmas 1973, Raphael Madonna, plate
number 34131
Scott
1507 var, misperfed horizontally, plate
number 34134
Scott
1507 var, misperfed vertically, plate
number 34125 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)
Scott
1508, 8¢ Christmas 1973, Tree, plate
number 34327
Scott 1508 was the last 8¢ commemorative issued before the rate hike to
10¢. However, 8¢ stamps continued to be used during the 10¢
rate period, as this met the postal card rate. The only stamp
issued for the new postal card rate was the 8¢ Sybil Ludington stamp from the
Bicentennial - Contributors to the Cause set, Scott 1559.
Related pages:
6¢ Commemoratives
The Prominent Americans series
10¢ Commemoratives
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