1954 8¢ Statue of Liberty - (Giori Press), Cleveland, OH - Mar. 22, 1958 8¢ John J. Pershing, New York, NY - Nov. 17, 1961 (Scott catalogue renumbered to be part of succeeding series) 9¢ Alamo, San Antonio, TX - Jun. 14, 1956 10¢ Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA - Jul. 4, 1956 11¢ Statue of Liberty, Washington, D.C. - Jun. 15, 1961 12¢ Benjamin Harrison, Oxford, OH - Jun. 6, 1959 15¢ John Jay, Washington, D.C. - Dec. 12, 1958 20¢ Monticello, Charlottesville, VA - Apr. 13, 1956 25¢ Paul Revere, Boston, MA - Apr. 18, 1958 30¢ Robert E. Lee, Norfolk, VA - Sep. 21, 1955 40¢ John Marshall, Richmond, VA - Sep. 24, 1955 50¢ Susan B. Anthony, Louisville, KY - Aug. 25, 1955 $1 Patrick Henry, Joplin, MO - Oct. 7, 1955 $5 Alexander Hamilton, Paterson, NJ - Mar. 19, 1956 Coil stamps: 1¢ George Washington, Baltimore, MD - Oct. 8, 1954 1¼¢ Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, NM - Jun. 17, 1960 2¢ Thomas Jefferson, St. Louis, MO - Oct. 22, 1954 2½¢ Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, CA - Sep. 9, 1959 3¢ Statue of Liberty, Washington, D.C. - Jul. 20, 1954 4¢ Abraham Lincoln, Mandan, ND - Jul. 31, 1958 (The 4-cent coil "WET" print (Stickney press) exists only Precanceled, and is the scarcest regularly issued "KEY" item of the entire series.) 4½¢ The Hermitage, Denver, CO - May 1, 1959 25¢ Paul Revere, Wheaton, MD - Feb. 25, 1965 A rare variety In late 1954, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing contracted with the S.D. Waren Co. to produce 50,000 stamps (125 sheets of 400 stamps subdivided into 500 panes of 100). Silkote paper, which was whiter and smoother than ordinary paper and required less moisture content was used. The intent was to evaluate if this paper would help resolve shrinkage as the paper dried after printing. These were sent to the Cumberland Mills branch of the Westbrook, Maine post office, and were placed on sale on December 17, 1954. Silkote stamps will show a much sharper and brighter image than the standard 2c issue, and although the results were positive the Bureau determined that they did not justify the added expense. It is estimated that no more than 400 of these stamps, which have been designated in the Scott catalogue as "1033a", still exist. See also Postage stamps and postal history of