Boston Statehouse

The Boston statehouse – more accurately referred to as the Massachusetts statehouse – is the capitol building for the state of Massachusetts and is located in Boston. It was designed by Charles Bulfinch and built in the 1790s, near the start of the nation.

As a boy, I went to Boston many times: we lived in Peabody, Massachusetts. I seem to remember taking a school trip to Boston which including going inside the capitol building. Besides some good memories of this building, it’s very attractive looking in particular because of the dome roof. It was originally covered in copper by Paul Revere, but later a layer of gold leaf was added – which is how I remember it.

Note

This page is a bit dull because there are three sets of four stamps in each set. It’s nicer when there are individual stamps not part of a set mixed in. However, I do like the architectural stamps, in particular the one of the state capital building in Boston. Those stamps have a clean design and simple colors, and I’ve been to the one in Boston the most.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Aug 26, 2024

Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

Pennsylvania Toleware

1.1	✓	1775	Coffeepot	15c (apr 1979) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	1776	Tea Caddy	15c (apr 1979) comm., multicolor
1.3	✓	1777	Sugar Bowl	15c (apr 1979) comm., multicolor
1.4	✓	1778	Coffeepot	15c (apr 1979) comm., multicolor

Endangered Species

2.1	✓	1783	Persistent Trillium	15c (jun 1979) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	1784	Hawaiian Wild Broadbean	15c (jun 1979) comm., multicolor
2.3	✓	1785	Contra Costa Wallflower	15c (jun 1979) comm., multicolor
2.4	✓	1786	Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose	15c (jun 1979) comm., multicolor

Architects & Architecture

3.1	✓	1779	Virginia Rotunda Thomas Jefferson	15c (jun 1979) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	1780	Baltimore Cathedral Benjamin Latrobe	15c (jun 1979) comm., black & brick red
3.3	✓	1781	Boston State House Charles Bulfinch	15c (jun 1979) comm., black & brick red
3.4	✓	1782	Philadelphia Exchange William Strickland	15c (jun 1979) comm., black & brick red

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.