Army & Navy

There are stamps from two series on this album page: one set of Army related stamps, and one set commemorating the Navy.

The Army stamps show famous military leaders from the time of the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War: such as, Generals George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Ulysses Grant – as well as Robert E. Lee from the Confederate Army. There’s one for the West Point Academy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy> in New York, which was started during the Revolution and attended by many Generals and Presidents.

The Navy stamps show famous naval leaders: Admirals John Paul Jones, David Farragut, and others. It also includes a stamp for the U.S. Naval Academy in Anapolis, Maryland. Many Admirals and one President (i.e. James Carter) attended the naval academy.

Note

These stamps aren’t particularly interesting to me, the army and navy stamps. The choice of who is depicted seems a little haphazard. I don’t expect the list to be complete: that would be too many stamps. But I’m not sure why some of these people were selected. I also don’t like putting two or three of these people together. Some were related, but not fully. For example, although Nathanael Greene <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathanael_Greene> was one of George Washington’s top officers, but there were others that were equally and maybe more essential to Washington’s army during the Revolution.

Contains 13 spots: own 13 – 13 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Mar 16, 2025

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
1.1	✓	782	Arkansas Statehood	3c (jun 1936) comm., purple
1.2	✓	784	Susan Brownell Anthony Suffrage for Women	3c (aug 1936) comm., deep violet
1.3	✓	783	Oregon Territory	3c (jul 1936) comm., purple

U.S. Army

2.1	✓	785	Mt. Vernon	1c (dec 1936) comm., green
2.2	✓	786	The Hermitage	2c (jan 1937) comm., carmine
2.3	✓	787	Gen. Sherman & Grant	3c (feb 1937) comm., purple
3.1	✓	788	Gen. Lee, Jackson, Hall	4c (mar 1937) comm., grey
3.2	✓	789	West Point U.S. Military Academy	5c (may 1937) comm., ultramarine

U.S. Navy

4.1	✓	790	John Paul Jones & John Barry	1c (dec 1936) comm., green
4.2	✓	791	Decatur & MacDonough	2c (jan 1937) comm., carmine
4.3	✓	792	Admirals Farragut & Porter	3c (feb 1937) comm., purple
5.1	✓	793	Admirals	4c (mar 1937) comm., grey
5.2	✓	794	U.S. Naval Academy	5c (may 1937) comm., ultramarine

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.