SCOTT #331 FRANKLIN 1 CENT & #332 WASHINGTON 2 CENT

 

The Third Bureau Issue, commonly called the “Washington-Franklins,” was issued in 1908.  It’s the result of the heaps of complaints made about the Second Bureau Issue…  Collectors, postal clerks, customers, art critics – even the press – didn’t like the stamps!  The ornate stamps were considered too fussy, with questionable designs, like nude figures on the 1¢ Franklin.  The US Post Office was up for the change.  

US #331 1908 U.S. 1¢ Franklin First in the Series of 1908-09

US #332

1908 U.S. 2¢ Washington Second in the Series of 1908-09