United States Stamp Values

1934 National Stamp Exhibition Souvenir Sheet

Based on the same design as the special "Little America" stamp suggested by Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Byrd Expedition, this souvenir sheet issued for the 1934 National Stamp Exhibition featured six imperforate stamps.

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
3 cent	Byrd Antarctic Imperforated Sheet of 6	$32.50	$26.50
3 cent	Single stamp from sheet	$2.75	$2.40

1934 Commemoratives

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
3 cent	Maryland Tercentenary - The Ark and the Dove	$0.40	$0.20
3 cent	Whistler's Mother Rotary Perf 11x10½	$0.30	$0.20
3 cent	Whistler's Mother Flat Perf 11	$0.35	$0.25
3 cent	Wisconsin Tercentenary - Nicolet's Landing on the Shores of Green Bay	$0.60	$0.20

1934 National Parks Issue Perforated 11

A series of ten stamps in denominations from 1 to 10 cents, the National Parks issue featured images of some of the great natural wonders of America.

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
1 cent	Yosemite - green	$0.40	$0.20
2 cent	Grand Canyon - red	$0.30	$0.20
3 cent	Mount Rainier - violet	$0.45	$0.20
4 cent	Mesa Verde - brown	$0.55	$0.45
5 cent	Yellowstone - blue	$1.30	$0.70
6 cent	Crater Lake - blue	$1.65	$1.00
7 cent	Acadia - black	$1.20	$0.90
8 cent	Zion - sage green	$2.75	$1.95
9 cent	Glacier - orange	$2.60	$0.85
10 cent	Great Smoky Mountains -black	$4.85	$1.25

1934 National Parks Souvenir Sheets

Two of the National Park issues, the 1 cent Yosemite and 3 cent Mount Rainer, were reproduced in souvenir sheets of 6 imperforate stamps to commemorate major stamp expositions - the 1934 American Philatelic Exhibition and the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition.

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
3 cent	Mt.Rainier imperforate sheet of 6	..	$40.00
3 cent	Mt.Rainier single stamp from sheet	$6.25	$5.00
1 cent	Yellowstone imperforate sheet of 6	..	$15.00
1 cent	Yellowstone single stamp from sheet	$2.50	$1.75

Farley's Follies

James A. Farley was the U.S. Postmaster General under Franklin Roosevelt. Over the course of his administration, Farley routinely removed stamps from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing before they had been completely processed. He would then make gifts of these ungummed and imperforate postal oddities giving them to F.D.R., other political acquaintances, his friends, and even his children. When stamp collectors learned of these gifts, they were upset that the general public had not had equal opportunity to add them to their collections. As a solution, the Post Office reissued 35 stamps, all without gum and most without perforations, and made them available to collectors. The original gift stamps are often called "Farley's Follies." The reissued stamps in three series, are generally collectively referred to as the "Farley Special Printings."

1935 Farley Special Printing Issues

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
3 cent	Newburgh Perforated 10½x11	$0.30	$0.20
3 cent	Byrd Antarctic Perforated 11	$0.65	$0.55
3 cent	Mother's Day	$0.70	$0.60
3 cent	Wisconsin	$1.10	$0.85

1935 National Parks Imperforate

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
1 cent	Yosemite	$0.35	$0.25
2 cent	Grand Canyon	$0.50	$0.30
3 cent	Mount Rainier	$0.70	$0.60
4 cent	Mesa Verde	$1.30	$1.10
5 cent	Yellowstone	$2.50	$2.10
6 cent	Crater Lake	$3.25	$2.75
7 cent	Acadia	$2.40	$2.00
8 cent	Zion	$2.75	$2.35
9 cent	Glacier	$2.95	$2.50
10 cent	Great Smoky Mountains	$4.95	$4.15

1935 Imperforate Souvenir Sheets

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
1 cent	Fort Dearborn single	$1.10	$0.60
1 cent	Fort Deaborn sheet	$35.00	..
3 cent	Federal Building single	$1.10	$0.60
3 cent	Federal Building sheet	$35.00	..
3 cent	Byrd Antarctic (World Map) single	$3.50	$2.65
3 cent	Byrd Antarctic (World Map) sheet	$22.50	..
1 cent	Yosemite	$2.20	$1.65
1 cent	Yosemite sheet	$13.00	..
3 cent	Mount Rainier	$3.85	$3.00
3 cent	Mount Rainier sheet	$37.50	..

1935 Airmail Special Delivery

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
16 cent	Blue - Great Seal of the United States	$3.25	$2.75

1935 Commeoratives

Denom.	Description	Mint	Used
3 cent	Connecticut Tercentenary - The Charter Oak	$0.45	$0.20
3 cent	California Pacific International Exposition - San Diego	$0.45	$0.20
3 cent	Michigan Tercentenary - State Seal	$0.70	$0.20
3 cent	Boulder Dam	$0.60	$0.20

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These prices for U.S. stamps are provided as a service to Hobbizine readers. They are derived from numerous sources such as dealer price lists, advertisements in philatelic publications, and public auction results. Use these values as a guideline for evaluating the reasonableness of dealer prices, setting up trades with other collectors, and estimating the worth of your collection. The value of an individual stamp is dependent on its centering and condition. The prices listed here are for well centered, undamaged stamps. A particularly nice example might sell for more than the amount listed, while a poor copy might be worth less.