Washington–Franklin Issues

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/washingtonfranklin-issues

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the issuance period?1908–1922
2. What is the total distinct issues?Exceeding 250 variations
3. Why did the stamps only show Washington and Franklin?The designers wanted to keep the stamps simple and easy to recognize, so they used the same two portraits for all the different values.
4. What symbols were on the stamps?Early stamps had olive branches around both men to show peace, and later Franklin stamps had oak leaves to show strength while Washington kept the olive branches.

Definitive Stamps: Stamps issued for general, long-term postal use, as opposed to commemorative stamps.
Philately: The study and collection of postage stamps and related items.
Engraving: A printmaking technique where a design is incised into a metal plate, used for detailed stamp illustrations.
Rotary Press: An advanced printing press utilizing cylindrical plates for high-speed, continuous production of stamps.