US Stamp #681 - 1929 2¢ Ohio River Canalization, G/VG, MNH, OG

Description: US Stamp #681 - 1929 2¢ Ohio River Canalization, G/VG (Good/Very Good), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), OG (Original Gum) Mint Stamp, G/VG (Good/Very Good) MNH (Mint Never Hinged). New Condition. View Photo for details on stamps. I have listed photos of the exact stamp, both Front and Back, that you will receive. Series: Massachusetts Bay Colony Issue Face value: 2¢ - United States cent Issue Date: April 8, 1930 First City: Boston and Salem, MA Emission: Commemorative Quantity Issued: 29,338,274 Printing Method: Rotary Press Perforation: 11 Color: Carmine Rose Ohio River Canalization - Lock No. 5, Monongahela River, Brownsville, Pennsylvania Ohio River Canalization Stamp On October 19, 1929, the U.S. Post Office issued a 2¢ commemorative honoring the canalization of the Ohio River. The 981-mile-long Ohio River stretches from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois, where it empties into the Mississippi River. It carries the most water by volume of all the Mississippi River tributaries. However, areas of the river became too shallow during the dry parts of the year, preventing steamboats from traveling the entire length. In January 1929, a weekly trade magazine, Waterways Journal, suggested that two or three stamps be issued to honor the completion of the Ohio River project. They stated, “This is an engineer work which is by far the most important ever undertaken by the Government within the United States and will directly and indirectly affect more individuals as a whole than anything our government has ever done.” The magazine went on to urge its readers to press the idea with the Post Office and government officials. They did, and the idea gained traction, eventually becoming the first stamp approved by new Postmaster General Walter F. Brown. The final design of the stamp was based on a photograph of Lock No. 5 on the Monongahela River with the steamer H.D. Williams passing through. The stamp was then issued on October 19, 1929, to coincide with the start of a six-day celebration honoring the project’s completion. The stamp was released in seven first-day cities, so that all of the states along the Ohio River were represented.

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