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Chicago 1933 "Century of Progress" Exposition Issues
"In compliment to the American Philatelic Society for its Convention and Exhibition"

1¢ Fort Dearborn
Regular Single, Used Single from Souvenir Sheet and the Souvenir Sheet

In 1933, single stamps and First Souvenir Sheets were released in 1¢ and 3¢ denominations to commemorate the Exposition and APS presence.

They were released in full sheets in the 1935 Special Printings.

Rare unreleased cross gutter block
of the 1¢ regular stamp issue

1¢ Fort Dearborn
Related Philatelic Covers from Chicago Exposition

1935 1¢ Fort Dearborn
SS Block and Gutter Pairs

Rare unreleased cross gutter block
of the 3¢ regular stamp issue

1935 1¢ Fort Dearborn
SS Gutter Blocks

3¢ Federal Building
Regular Single, Used Single from Souvenir Sheet and the Souvenir Sheet

Were those cross gutter blocks above, part of the unreleased original Farley Sheets?

Were they part of autographed sheets?

Were there other 1933-34 issues implied in Farley's favors which were not reprint in 1935?

There is no known document nor testimony proving the existence of other unrevealed Farley sheets but those blocks above and other known similar varieties are still mystifying.

3¢ Federal Building
Some related Philatelic Covers from Chicago Exposition

Philatelic content of
the cover above

1935 3¢ Federal Building
SS Block and Gutter Pairs

Farley's own sheet of Newburgh stamps.
The first pane is endorsed to his wife, the three others to his children

1935 3¢ Federal Building
SS Gutter Blocks

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The original Farley sheets reprinted in 1935 were from 21 different regular issues. Were they more 1933-34 regular issues involved? It could be an interesting research on the topic.

The release of those Special Printings, in Washington D.C. only, was a "gold rush" for many dealers who bought lot of full sheets and cut them into pairs and blocks with gutters and lines and resold them with profit.

In the context of the aftermath of the Economic Crisis and in spite of Roosevelt "New Deal" of Social Justice for the People, politicians remained with their privileges and the ordinary people spent, at the very least, $1.6 million* to have the illusion of sharing those privileges.