Collector Stamps

When it comes to stamp collecting serious stamp collectors are in a league of their own. Every young kid likes to collect something, whether it is coins or stamps or action figures, but it is in a totally different element than serious stamp collectors. Serious stamp collectors know the value of every stamp, the print date, its original worth and its current worth. Stamps from the 1930s and the 1940s were made during these years to commemorate many different events.

In 1930, Herbert Hoover was the President of the United States. The domestic letter rate was two cents per ounce and you could mail a postcard for a penny. There were many commemorative stamps issued in 1930, including one of the Massachusetts Bay which was made to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

There was also a two cent stamp made to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of Charleston, South Carolina. This stamp has a miniature figure of Governor Joseph West and Indian chief Shadoo, who was the Indian who invited the colonists to settle in Charleston, SC area.

There was also a stamp to celebrate the 200th birthday of General von Steuben. The General's contribution to the American side during the Revolutionary War was not unnoticed and they felt it was worth making a commemorative stamp to celebrate him.

In 1940 the price of 2 ounce stamps went up to three cents. There was a stamp made to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Pony Express. This stamp was made with red ink and has a man riding a horse on it. There is also a stamp made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Idaho as a state. This stamp is made with purple ink and has a picture of a capital building on it.