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Summary

Description	English: U.S. Postage Stamp, Navy Issue of 1937, 2c, red Commemorating Stephen Decatur and Thomas MacDonough President Theodore Roosevelt originally urged Congress for a series of U.S. Postage stamps commemorating the Army, Navy and various war heros of the American Revolution , the War of 1812 and the American Civil War . His dream was never realized until 1937 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who was a serious stamp collector himself, urged congress and the U.S. Post Office to issue the long overdue Army and Navy Issue of 1937; Ten stamps consisting of two sets of five, one each for the Army and Navy, with denominations of 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c and 5c.
Date	1937
Source	U.S. Government, Post Office Department Hi-res scan of postage stamp by Gwillhickers .
Author	U.S. Post Office Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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