ISSUE 179 - November 7, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
U. S. Stamp News
21¢ Prexie Postal History
by Richard Pederson
The 21¢ value in the Presidential Series of 1938 (see Figure 1), hereinafter called the Prexies, depicts the twenty-first President of the United States (1881-1885), Chester A. Arthur. Victor S, McCloskey Jr. designed the stamp based on an Augustus Saint Gaudens bust of Arthur in the United States Senate Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Prior to becoming President, Arthur was Vice President, elected on a ticket with James A. Garfield. He became President on September 19, 1881, following . . .
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