About This Stamp
Bearing one of three non-presidential subjects and the only woman portrayed on the 1938 Presidential series, the 1.5-cent yellow brown Martha Washington stamp saw extensive use from its debut in 1938 through the late 1950s. The likeness of Martha Washington comes from a bust on display in the Memorial Continental Hall Museum.
The 1.5-cent stamp can be found in two forms: as a sheet stamp (issued May 5, 1938) and as a horizontal (sidewise) coil (issued January 20, 1939). The most common usage of this stamp was to pay the third class "greeting card" rate in effect April 1925 through December 1948.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: May 5, 1938
First Day of Issue Location: Washington, DC
