World Stamp Catalogue/United States/1940s

1940

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1940 Famous Americans Series
In 1940 the US Post Office issued a set of 35 stamps, issued over the course of approximately ten months, commemorating America's famous Authors, Poets, Educators, Scientists, Composers, Artists and Inventors.


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1941

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1942

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1943

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Overrun Countries Issue, 1943-44
Overrun_Countries_series


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1945

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1946

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1947

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1948

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1949

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Gallery of Additional Stamp Images
 Image:Stamp US 1941 10c air.jpg|10¢, 1941 Airmail Image:Stamp US 1944 13c special delivery.jpg|13¢, 1944, Special Delivery Image:Four Chaplains stamp2.png|Four Chaplains, 3¢, 1948 (envelope) Image:United States postage stamp honoring Louisa May Alcott (1940).jpg|Louisa May Alcott, 5Louisa May Alcott, 1940 