William Sherman

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William Sherman was a general in the U.S. Army. He was instrumental in the ending of the U.S. Civil War with his famous march to the sea, killing everyone and destroying everything from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. It has been said that it was so devastating that it weakened the resolve of the Confederacy which led to the end of the war.

He was active in the Army for many years after the Civil War, commanding troops in many conflicts, primarily involving Native Americans. In 1869, he was promoted to Commanding General of the U.S. Army, a title now known as General of the Armies with a rank now of a five-star general.

Note

I very much prefer to have unused stamps. These are all used ones. I don’t like that, but I like having blank spaces much less. I could buy used stamps to fill in the remaining spots, but I know that one day I’ll replace them with unused ones. Then I’ll be irritated with myself for having wasted the money on the used ones. I could always sell the used ones, but I don’t have an easy method for doing that from Italy.

One possibility would be for me to use the American Philatelic Society (APS) – I’m a member – to sell my extra stamps using Circuit Book. It would be a little cumbersome for me to do. I’d have to get some blank books, put my stamps in the book – that will require plenty of organizing – price them, then send them to the APS office to distribute to members on the circuit. When they’re finished, they can send the unsold items to my house in the U.S.

Contains 24 spots: own 20 – 7 unused, 13 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Aug 23, 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
1.1	✓	264	Benjamin Franklin	1c (apr 1895) definitive, blue
1.2	✗	265	George Washington Type I: Bkgd. Lines thru Triangles	2c (may 1895) definitive, carmine
2.1	✗	266	George Washington Type II: Lines Thin in Triangles	2c (may 1895) definitive, carmine
2.2	✓	267	George Washington Type III: Lines Don’t Cross Triangles	2c (may 1895) definitive, carmine
2.3	✗	268	Andrew Jackson	3c (oct 1895) definitive, purple
2.4	✗	269	Abraham Lincoln	4c (jun 1895) definitive, dark brown
2.5	✗	270	Ulysses Grant	5c (jun 1895) definitive, chocolate
3.1	✗	271	James Garfield	6c (aug 1895) definitive, dull brown
3.2	✓	272	Gen. William Sherman	8c (jul 1895) definitive, violet brown
3.3	✗	273	Daniel Webster	10c (jun 1895) definitive, dark green
3.4	✗	274	Henry Clay	15c (sep 1895) definitive, dark blue
3.5	✗	275	Thomas Jefferson	50c (nov 1895) definitive, orange
4.1		276	Cmdr. Oliver Perry Type I: Left Circle su $1 Broken	$1 (aug 1895) definitive, black
4.2		276A	Cmdr. Oliver Perry Type II: Circle Complete	$1 (aug 1895) definitive, black
4.3		277	James Madison	2$ (aug 1895) definitive, bright blue
4.4		278	John Marshall	5$ (aug 1895) definitive, dark green
5.1	✓	279	Benjamin Franklin	1c (jan 1898) definitive, dark green
5.2	✓	279B	George Washington Type IV: Like III, but hairline extended	2c (jan 1898) definitive, red
5.3	✓	280	Abraham Lincoln	4c (oct 1898) definitive, pink brown
5.4	✓	281	Ulysses Grant	5c (mar 1898) definitive, dark blue
6.1	✗	282	James Garfield	6c (dec 1898) definitive, lilac carmine
6.2	✗	282C	Daniel Webster Type I: Right 10 Circle Clean	10c (nov 1898) definitive, brown
6.3	✗	283	Daniel Webster Type II: Right Circle Overlaps	10c (nov 1898) definitive, orange brown
6.4	✗	284	Henry Clay	15c (nov 1898) definitive, olive

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.