Up for sale is a 1950 Executive Mansion 3c US
Stamp #990
This stamp is in a mint
condition. Please look at the picture and see the quality of the stamp
itself, it is of the actual stamp available.
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U.S. #990
1950 3¢ Executive Mansion
National Capital Sesquicentennial Issue
Issue Date: June 12, 1950
City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity: 132,050,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Deep green
U.S. #990 is part of the National Capital Sesquicentennial set, and
honors the Executive branch of government as represented by the White
House. The White House was planned by architect Francis Hoban and
completed in 1802.
The planning of a new capital city known as the District of
Columbia began during George Washington’s administration. Construction
of the “President’s House†began in 1792, and the structure was close to
completion in 1800. John and Abigail Adams were the first presidential
couple to occupy the residence, which later would be officially named
the “White House†by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Washington, D.C., was built in a vast wilderness, and Abigail Adams
reportedly lost her way in the woods for hours during her first trip to
the White House. The walls of the mansion were still wet, and fires
burned in the fireplaces round the clock to help dry the drafty
home. Many rooms were unfinished. Abigail hung the family’s laundry in
the East Room.
In spite of the primitive living arrangements, Adams understood
that the mansion symbolized the seat of America’s dedication to
liberty. On his second night in the President’s House, Adams wrote to
his wife, “I pray Heaven to bestow the best Blessings on this House and
all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men
ever rule beneath this roof.†The words are inscribed on a mantel in the
White House.
National Capital Sesquicentennial
A set of four U.S. stamps was issued in 1950 in honor of the 150th
anniversary of the establishment of Washington, D.C., as the nation’s
capital. The stamps portrayed the three branches of government
(Executive, Judicial, Legislative), as well as the concepts of Liberty
and Freedom.
The idea that the capital be a district that was not part of any
state was first put forth by James Madison, in Essay No. 43 of the
Federalist Papers. The Compromise of 1790 resulted in the federal
government assuming the war debt of the individual states in return for
the placement of the national capital in the South.
A provision in the U.S. Constitution allowed for an area like a
square of 10-mile sides. The land was donated by both Maryland and
Virginia. The City of Washington and the Territory of Columbia were
originally two separate entities, but in 1801, both the territory and
the city (as well as neighboring cities Georgetown and Alexandria) were
placed under the direct control of Congress. The federal government
officially moved into the District in 1800.
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