The Twenties

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Two Consitutional amendments went into effect in 1920, turning the nation upside down. The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcholic beverages, and the 19th gave women the right to vote. Prohibition backfired, leading to widespread disrespect for the law. A federal highway system was organized and the number of automobiles nearly tripled. Spreading electrification spawned the golden age of radio.

The Roaring Twenties, as the decade became known, was an age of thrill seekers and heroes. In 1926 Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel faster than any man had. The following year Charles Lindbergh flew nonstop across the Atlantic alone and Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs.

The first feature-length film with talking parts, The Jazz Singer, appeared in 1927 and the first Academy Awards were presented in 1929. The prosperous times ended with the stock market crash of Thursday, October 24, 1929.

Note

It’s interesting some of the choices of events and people depicted in this series of stamps. Given the recent movements in politics, I wonder if the same choices would be made today. As far as I know, the events and people commemorated in stamps by the Post Office hasn’t been corrupted yet. I hope that continues.

Contains 15 spots: own 0 – 0 unused, 0 used.

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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
1.1		3184a	Babe Ruth	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
1.2		3184b	The Gatsby Style	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
1.3		3184c	Prohibition Enforced	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
1.4		3184d	Electric Toy Trains	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
1.5		3184e	19th Amendment	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
2.1		3184f	Emily Post Etiquette	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
2.2		3184g	Margaret Mead	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
2.3		3184h	Flappers do the Charleston	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
2.4		3184i	Radio Entertains America	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
2.5		3184j	Art Deco Style	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
3.1		3184k	Jazz Flourishes	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
3.2		3184l	Four Horsemen of Notre Dame	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
3.3		3184m	Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic	32¢ (05 1998) comm., dark olive brown
4.1		3184n	American Realism	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor
4.2		3184o	Stock Market Crash of 1929	32¢ (05 1998) comm., multicolor

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.