FREE: used US Scott# Q5 – 1913 5c Parcel Post Stamp

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U.S. #Q5
1912 5¢ Mail Train
Parcel Post


Issue Date: 1913
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 108,153,993
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 12
Color: Carmine rose

Issued in 1913, expertly engraved Parcel Post issues capture the romance of days gone by. Each pictures a different mode of transportation. The 5¢ Mail Train pictures the specially designed car used to speed mail delivery. Look carefully and you’ll see a mail hook with a mailbag hanging on it. Because trains didn’t stop at every station, clerks on the train grabbed the bag as it rushed past at high speeds.

Less than a year after they were issued, Parcel Post stamps were made valid for all classes of mail until their supply ran low.