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Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1945


Presidents:  Jan. 1 - Apr. 12: Franklin D. Roosevelt  ·  Apr. 12 - Dec. 31: Harry S Truman 

Postmasters General: Jan. 1 - May 7: Frank C. Walker  ·  May 8 - Dec. 31: Robert E. Hannegan 
Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per oz  ·  Postcard Rate: 1¢  ·  Air Mail Rate: 8¢ per oz.

Commemorative Postage Stamps of 1945
  Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10½ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates (unless otherwise noted)
Scott 927 - Centenary of Florida Statehood Scott 928 - United Nations Conference Issue Scott 934 - The "Army" stamp - U.S. Troops Passing Under Arc de Triomphe
Centenary of Florida Statehood
Tallahassee, FL - March 3, 1945
 61,617,350 issued		 United Nations Conference Issue
San Francisco - April 25, 1945
75,474,350 issued		 U.S. Troops Passing Under Arc de Triomphe
Washington, D.C. - September 28, 1945
 128,357,750 issued

Scott 930 - 1c Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Hyde Park Scott 931 - 2c Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Little White House Scott 932 - 3c Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - White House
1¢ Roosevelt Memorial - Hyde Park
Hyde Park, N.Y. - July 26, 1945
 128,140,000 issued		 2¢ Roosevelt - "Little" White House
Warm Springs, GA - Aug. 24, 1945
67,255,000 issued		 3¢ Roosevelt Memorial - White HouseWashington, D.C. - June 27, 1945
133,870,000  issued

Scott 935 - The "Navy" Stamp - Sailors at Corpus Christi Scott 936 - The Coast Guard Stamp - Landing Craft and Supply Ship Scott 938 - Centenary of Texas Statehood
The Navy Stamp
Annapolis, MD - Oct. 27, 1945
138,863,000 issued		 The Coast Guard Stamp
New York, N.Y. - Nov. 10, 1945
111,616,700 issued		 Centenary of Texas Statehood
Austin, TX - Dec. 29, 1945
 170,640,000 issued

Scott 929 - Marines Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima Scott 937 - Alfred E. Smith - Governor of New York
Marines at Iwo Jima - Perf  10½ x 11
Washington, D.C. - July 11, 1945
137,321,000  issued		 Alfred E. Smith - Perf  11 x 10½
New York, N.Y. - Nov. 26, 1945
400 Subject Plates - 308,587,700 issued


The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1945:

Ordinary issue: 

There were no new Regular Issue stamps issued in 1945.

Commemoratives:

Scott 927 - The 3¢ Centenary of Florida Statehood - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 928 - The 5¢ United Nations Conference Issue - Designer: McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. A. Brooks  
Scott 929 - The 3¢ Marines Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima - Designer: McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. A. Brooks  
Scott 930 - The 1¢ Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp - Hyde Park - Designer: McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. A. Brooks  
Scott 931 - The 2¢ Roosevelt Memorial Stamp - "Little White House" - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 932 - The 3¢ Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Stamp - White House
Scott 934 - The 3¢ U.S. Troops Passing Under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris - Designer: William Roach -  Engraver: C. A. Brooks
Scott 935 - The 3¢ "Navy" Stamp - Sailors at Corpus Christi - Designer: McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: M. D. Fenton 
Scott 936 - The 3¢ "Coast Guard" Stamp - Landing Craft and Supply Ship - Designer: Ken Riley -  Engraver: E. R. Grove
Scott 937 - The 3¢ Alfred E. Smith - Governor of New York - Designer: McCloskey, Jr. - Engraver: C. T. Arlt  
Scott 938 - The 3¢ Centenary of Texas Statehood - Designer: James B. Winn -  Engraver: E. R. Grove

Air Mail:

There were no new Air Mail stamps issued in 1945.

Special Delivery:

There were no new Special Delivery stamps issued in 1945.

 

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