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(Lot Of 2) 1940 Scott #865 &#867 Famous American Poets 2 & 5-cent Post Marked Canceled. The stamp in the image is a Scott #865  2-cent US postage stamp from 1940, featuring John Greenleaf Whittier as part of the Famous Americans series. Key details about the stamp include: Issue Date: February 16, 1940. Denomination: 2 cents. Series: Famous Americans, honoring poets. Color: Rose carmine. Perforation: 10 ½ x 11. Quantity Issued: 52,100,510. Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Printing Method: Rotary Press. Catalog Number: 865. Subject: John Greenleaf Whittier, an American poet and abolitionist. The stamp in the image is a Scott #867 5-cent Walt Whitman stamp issued in 1940 as part of the Famous Americans Series. Key details include: Issue Date: February 20, 1940 Denomination: 5 cents Series: Famous Americans, Poets Subject: Walt Whitman, American poet Color: Ultramarine Quantity Issued: 22,207,780 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Perforation: 10 ½ x 11 The 1940