US 1937 Navy Issue ; Admirals Farragut and Porter 3c. Scott. 792

Series: Navy Issue
Stamp details: Admirals David Glasgow Farragut and David Dixon Porter
Issued date: 18-02-1937 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 3c.
Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 792
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 788
Michel (Germany): 397
Yvert et Tellier (France): 356
Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary Press
Stamp Colors: Purple
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10½
Themes: Famous People, Sailing Ships, Ships, Navigators
Total print: 93,291,650 (estimate)
Stamp details: Admirals David Glasgow Farragut and David Dixon Porter
Issued date: 18-02-1937 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 3c.
Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 792
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 788
Michel (Germany): 397
Yvert et Tellier (France): 356
Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary Press
Stamp Colors: Purple
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10½
Themes: Famous People, Sailing Ships, Ships, Navigators
Total print: 93,291,650 (estimate)
Description:- David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" in U.S. Navy tradition.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut
David Dixon Porter (1813-1891) was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G. Farragut, Porter helped improve the Navy as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after significant service in the American Civil War.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut
David Dixon Porter (1813-1891) was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G. Farragut, Porter helped improve the Navy as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after significant service in the American Civil War.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter
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