U.S. Scott P#802-12c Planty #799-802-12c

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U.S. Stamp Designers, Engravers, etc. by Number

Part of the U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog
by Douglas H. Henkle, AFDCS LM #137, henkle@pobox.com

(last updated .10-26-2025)

FDC Publishing Co. Planty Catalog Numbers (1901-1939)

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      This page lists U.S. Stamp Designers, Engravers, Art Directors and Modelers by U.S. Scott Catalog Number. The idea for this page came from the P#799-802-12b F.R. Rice Washington, DC 2nd Day Cover (for #802) displayed at the top of the page that an unknown collector or dealer, presumably in 1937, or shortly thereafter, added additional text to Rice's design and obtained autographs of Postmaster General James A. Farley and all of the Designers and Engravers that created these four issues, #799-802 . I will expand this page beyond those four issues as I have the time. See also:
   U.S. Stamp Designers, Engravers, etc. by Name

      I have all Linn's Yearbooks (1983-2010) and Max Johl's Volumes 2, 3 and 4 are on order which cover 1901-1937 issues. As far as I know, there are no other books in print that list all Designers, Engravers and other people involved in U.S. stamp creation for the years 1938-1982 or 2011-date. With the exception of #1953-#2002, these books are the sources of the information on this page. As this site is focused on First Day Covers, and the first issue in Planty was from 1901, I will not be listing issues before 5-01-1901. Work on the other pages at this site will continue, so, being 80 years old, it is unlikely that I will complete this project to include all personnel that created all 1901-1937 and 1983-2010 issues. That being said, this page offers information that is not known to me to be otherwise available online in a format that is searchable by Designer, etc. name, catalog number, FDOI (all listed in (m)m-dd-yyyy format), FD city (all using official USPS two letter state codes, e.g. ", NY ", without the quotes, will find all listed issues released in New York), denomination (e.g. "20¢", without the quotes) and the issue's subject.

      References -- What's New on this page

   Contents of this page, so far:
    #799-#802 -- #1953-#2002 -- #2031-#2065... (1983 complete)
    #2066- -- 1984 issues (work in progress)
    To highlight all issues for a particular year, search for, e.g.: "-1983 --" without the quotes

    In addition to all newly issued Commemoratives, Definitives and back of the book issues, Linn's Yearbooks also detail every newly issued USPS and BEP Souvenir Card. However, even though the Yearbooks do not state which individuals designed each one, for the sake of completely indexing all of the U.S. postal issues documented in these books, they are included here, starting with 1983's #SC81.

   (ABNC) = American Bank Note Co.
   (BEP) = Bureau of Engraving and Printing
   (CSAC) = Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee
   (MDB) = MDB Communications, Inc.
   (USPS) = United States Postal Service

   Engraver (Vig.) = Vignette (Linn's Yearbooks lists these Engravers separately)
   Engraver (Ins.) = Inscriptions (Linn's Yearbooks lists these Engravers separately)
   Engraver (Let.) = Lettering
    1934: #739 -- Source: [#446, 64(3), 5-6/2019, p. 15]
  1. U.S. Scott #739 -- 7-07-1934 -- Green Bay, WI -- 3¢ -- Wisconsin Tercentenary
    2. 1937: #786-#802 -- Source: Linn’s World Stamp Almanac, 6th ed. (2000), p. 346
  2. U.S. Scott #786 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  3. U.S. Scott #787 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  4. U.S. Scott #788 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  5. U.S. Scott #789 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  6. U.S. Scott #790 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  7. U.S. Scott #791 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  8. U.S. Scott #792 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  9. U.S. Scott #793 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  10. U.S. Scott #794 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  11. U.S. Scott #795 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  12. U.S. Scott #796 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  13. U.S. Scott #797 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  14. U.S. Scott #798 -- yy -- city -- 3¢ --
  15. U.S. Scott #799 -- 10-18-1937 -- Honolulu, HI -- 3¢ -- Territorial: Hawaii
  16. U.S. Scott #800 -- 11-12-1937 -- Anchorage, AK -- 3¢ -- Territorial: Alaska
  17. U.S. Scott #801 -- 11-25-1937 -- San Juan, PR -- 3¢ -- Territorial: Puerto Rico
  18. U.S. Scott #802 -- 12-15-1937 -- Charlotte Amalie, VI -- 3¢ -- Territorial: U.S. Virgin Islands
  19. U.S. Scott #938 -- 12-29-1945 -- Austin, TX -- 3¢ -- Texas Statehood Centennial
  20. U.S. Scott #1953-2002 -- 4-14-1982 -- Washington, DC & state capital -- 20¢ -- State Birds and Flowers

    21.       For reasons I don't know, and the Linn's Yearbooks don't explain, the USPS continued to issue "Great Americans Series" Definitives in 1983 even after they had started a new replacement Series in 1982.

          The about 50 USPS "Transportation Series" Definitives were issued during the period 1982-1998. I have no Designer, etc. print resource for the 1982 issues, but as Linn's Yearbooks did not cease publication until 2010, the other issues in this Series may be added here eventually.

          Sc20/pp = 2020 Scott Specialized Catalog, the latest edition I own / page number(s) [i.e. my personal TOC lookup].

    Commemorative and Definitive Stamps -- Sc20/4-371

  21. U.S. Scott #1844 -- 9-23-1983 -- Hampden, ME (Dix's birthplace) -- 1¢ -- Great Americans: Dorothea Dix
  22. U.S. Scott #1846 -- 7-13-1983 -- Washington, DC (Old Senate Chamber of Capitol) -- 3¢ -- Great Americans: Henry Clay
  23. U.S. Scott #1847 -- 6-03-1983 -- Watertown, WI (Schurz' first American home) -- 4¢ -- Great Americans: Carl Schurz
  24. U.S. Scott #1848 -- 6-25-1983 -- Hillsboro, WV (Pearl Buck's birthplace) -- 5¢ -- Great Americans: Pearl Buck
  25. U.S. Scott #1861 -- 6-10-1983 -- West Hartford, CT (American School for the Deaf) -- 20¢ -- Great Americans: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
  26. U.S. Scott #1897 -- 8-19-1983 -- Arlington, VA (AFDCS Convention) -- 1¢ -- Transportation: Omnibus 1880s
  27. U.S. Scott #1897B -- 3-25-1983 -- Rochester, NY -- 3¢ -- Transportation: Handcar (coil)
  28. U.S. Scott #1897D -- 3-21-1983 -- Memphis, TN -- 5.2¢ -- Transportation: Sleigh 1880s, Auth Nonprofit Org (coil)
  29. U.S. Scott #1899 -- 10-10-1983 -- San Francisco, CA (U.S. Envelope Manufacturers Convention) -- 5¢ -- Transportation: Pope Motorcycle 1913
  30. U.S. Scott #1909 -- 8-12-1983 -- Kennedy Space Center, FL -- $9.35 -- Eagle Express Mail (booklet)
  31. U.S. Scott #2031 -- 1-19-1983 -- Chicago, IL (Museum of Science & Industry) -- 20¢ -- Science & Industry
  32. U.S. Scott #2032-2035 -- 3-31-1983 -- Albuquerque, NM / Washington, DC -- 20¢ -- Balloons
  33. U.S. Scott #2036 -- 3-24-1983 -- Philadelphia, PA (American Swedish Historical Museum) -- 20¢ -- Sweden Trade Bicentennial
  34. U.S. Scott #2037 -- 4-05-1983 -- Luray, VA (Shenandoah National Park)-- 20¢ -- Civilian Conservation Corps
  35. U.S. Scott #2038 -- 4-13-1983 -- Northumberland, PA (Priestley's burial site) -- 20¢ -- Joseph Priestley
  36. U.S. Scott #2039 -- 4-20-1983 -- Washington, DC (The White House) -- 20¢ -- Volunteer (lend a hand)
  37. U.S. Scott #2040 -- 4-29-1983 -- Germantown, PA -- 20¢ -- German Immigrants, Concord 1683
  38. U.S. Scott #2041 -- 5-17-1983 -- Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Borough Hall) -- 20¢ -- Brooklyn Bridge
  39. U.S. Scott #2042 -- 5-18-1983 -- Knoxville, TN (TVA Headquarters) -- 20¢ -- Tennessee Valley Authority
  40. U.S. Scott #2043 -- 5-14-1983 -- Houston, TX (National Fitness Classic) -- 20¢ -- Physical Fitness
  41. U.S. Scott #2044 -- 6-09-1983 -- Sedelia, MO (Site of Joplin's Maple Leaf Club) -- 20¢ -- Scott Joplin
  42. U.S. Scott #2045 -- 6-07-1983 -- Washington, DC (Pentagon) -- 20¢ -- Medal of Honor
  43. U.S. Scott #2046 -- 7-06-1983 -- Chicago, IL (no F.D. ceremony) -- 20¢ -- Babe Ruth
  44. U.S. Scott #2047 -- 7-08-1983 -- Salem, MA (House of Seven Gables) -- 20¢ -- Nathaniel Hawthorne
  45. U.S. Scott #2048-2051 -- 7-28-1983 -- South Bend, IN (Junior Olympic Games) -- 13¢ (post card rate) -- 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics
  46. U.S. Scott #2052 -- 9-02-1983 -- Washington, DC (State Department) -- 20¢ -- Signing of Treaty of Paris
  47. U.S. Scott #2053 -- 9-09-1983 -- Washington, DC (Office of Personnel Management) -- 20¢ -- Civil Service Centenary
  48. U.S. Scott #2054 -- 9-14-1983 -- New York, NY (Metropolitan Opera) -- 20¢ -- Metropolitan Opera Centenary
  49. U.S. Scott #2055-2058 -- 9-21-1983 -- Washington, DC (U.S. Trademark & Patent Office) -- 20¢ -- American Inventors
  50. U.S. Scott #2059-2062 -- 10-08-1983 -- Kennebunkport, ME (Seashore Trolley Museum) -- 20¢ -- Streetcars
  51. U.S. Scott #2063 -- 10-28-1983 -- Washington, DC (National Gallery of Art) -- 20¢ -- Christmas: Madonna and Child
  52. U.S. Scott #2064 -- 10-28-1983 -- Santa Claus, IN (Santa Claus Land Theater) -- 20¢ -- Christmas: Santa Claus
  53. U.S. Scott #2065 -- 11-11-1983 -- Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Hotel -- 20¢ -- Martin Luther
  54. U.S. Scott #2066 -- 1-03-1984 -- Fairbanks, AK -- 20¢ -- Alaska Statehood
  55. U.S. Scott #2067-2070 -- 1-06-1984 -- Lake Placid, NY -- 20¢ -- 14th Winter Olympic Games
  56. U.S. Scott #2071 -- 1-12-1984 -- Washington, DC -- 20¢ -- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
  57. U.S. Scott #2073 -- 2-01-1984 -- Washington, DC -- 20¢ -- Black Heritage: Carter G. Woodson
  58. U.S. Scott #2074 -- 2-06-1984 -- Denver, CO -- 20¢ -- Soil and Water Conservation
  59. U.S. Scott #2075 -- 2-10-1984 -- Salem, MA -- 20¢ -- Credit Union Act 50th Anniversary
  60. U.S. Scott #2076-2079 -- 3-05-1984 -- Miami, FL -- 20¢ -- Orchids
  61. U.S. Scott #2080 -- 3-12-1984 -- Honolulu, HI -- 20¢ -- Hawaii Statehood
  62. U.S. Scott #2081 -- 4-16-1984 -- Washington, DC -- 20¢ -- National Archives 50th Anniversary
  63. U.S. Scott #2082-2085 -- 5-04-1984 -- Los Angeles, CA -- 20¢ -- Los Angeles Summer Olympics
  64. U.S. Scott #2086 -- 5-11-1984 -- New Orleans, LA -- 20¢ -- Louisiana World Exposition, "Fresh water as a source of Life"
  65. U.S. Scott #3192 -- 2-15-1998 -- Key West, FL -- 33¢ -- Remember the Maine -- Sc20/243 -- Ln98/81-85 [#376, 54(5), 7-15-2009, p. 11-22]
    66. (C) Airmail Stamps -- Sc20/415-425

  66. U.S. Scott #C101-C104 -- 6-17-1983 -- San Antonio, TX -- 28¢ -- Summer Olympics
  67. U.S. Scott #C105-C108 -- 4-08-1983 -- Los Angeles, CA -- 40¢ -- Summer Olympics
  68. U.S. Scott #C109-C112 -- 11-04-1983 -- Colorado Springs, CO -- 35¢ -- Summer Olympics
    69. (UX) Postal Cards -- Sc20/692-712

  69. U.S. Scott #UX98 -- 2-12-1983 -- Savannah, GA -- 13¢ -- Landing of Oglethorpe, Georgia
  70. U.S. Scott #UX99 -- 4-19-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 13¢ -- Old Post Office
  71. U.S. Scott #UX100 -- 8-05-1983 -- Long Beach, CA -- 13¢ -- Summer Olympics, Yachting
    72. (UXC) Airmail Postal Cards -- Sc20/714-716

  72. U.S. Scott #UXC21 -- 12-29-1983 -- Milwaukee, WI -- 28¢ -- Olympic Speedskating (Speed skating)
    73. (UZ) Official Postal Cards -- Sc20/716

  73. U.S. Scott #UZ2 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 13¢ -- Great Seal
    74. (O) Official Mail Stamps -- Sc20/437-445
          Starting with #O127 below, all have the text: "Official Mail USA / Penalty for private use $300" .

  74. U.S. Scott #O1 - #O126 -- 1873 - 1911 -- no FDOI
    75.       No Official stamps were released between 1912 and 1982.

  75. U.S. Scott #O127 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 1¢ -- Great Seal
  76. U.S. Scott #O128 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 4¢ -- Great Seal
  77. U.S. Scott #O129 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 13¢ -- Great Seal
  78. U.S. Scott #O129A -- 5-15-1985 -- Washington, DC -- 14¢ -- Great Seal
  79. U.S. Scott #O130 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 17¢ -- Great Seal
  80. U.S. Scott #O131 -- missing at Sc20/444 1983
  81. U.S. Scott #O132 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- $1.00 -- Great Seal
  82. U.S. Scott #O133 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- $5.00 -- Great Seal
  83. U.S. Scott #O134 -- missing at Sc20/444 1983
  84. U.S. Scott #O135 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 20¢ -- Great Seal
    85. (UO) Official Mail Stamped Envelopes -- Sc20/688-692

  85. U.S. Scott #UO73 -- 1-12-1983 -- Washington, DC -- 20¢ -- Great Seal, Official Mail / USA
    86. (U) Stamped Envelopes -- Sc20/655-684

  86. U.S. Scott #U604 -- 3-21-1983 -- Memphis, TN -- 5.2¢ -- USA Olive Wreaths
  87. U.S. Scott #U605 -- 8-03-1983 -- Portland, OR -- 20¢ -- Remember Our Paralyzed Veterans, Wheelchair
    88. (UC) Stamped Airmail Envelopes and Air Letter Sheets (Aerogrammes) -- Sc20/684-688

  88. U.S. Scott #UC56 -- 1-07-1983 -- Anaheim, CA -- 30¢ -- World Communications Year
  89. U.S. Scott #UC57 -- 10-14-1983 -- Los Angeles, CA -- 30¢ -- Olympics 84
    90. (RW) Migratory Bird Hunting (Duck) Stamps -- Sc20/798-807

  90. U.S. Scott #RW50 -- 7-01-1983 -- Washington, DC / any city -- $7.50 -- Northern Pintails
    91. (BK) Booklet Stamps -- Sc20/487-588

  91. U.S. Scott #BK140A -- 11-17-1983 -- New York, NY (ASDA '83 stamp show) -- 20¢ ($4.00) -- Flag Over Supreme Court (booklet, 2 panes of 10)
          This stamp was previously issued on 12-17-1981 as #1894, #1895 (coil) and #1896/#1896a (booklet single/pane of 6, $1.20), and on 6-01-1982 as #1896b (pane of 10, $2.00).
    92. (SC) Souvenir Cards -- Sc20/986-988

  92. U.S. Scott #SC81 -- 3-24-1983 -- Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA -- Joint Swedish Issues (Sweden), USPS Souvenir Card
  93. U.S. Scott #SC82 -- 4-29-1983 -- Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA -- Joint German Immigration Issues (Federal Republic of Germany), USPS Souvenir Card
  94. U.S. Scott #SC83 -- 5-21-1983 -- Basel, Switzerland -- Tembal '83, USPS Souvenir Card
  95. U.S. Scott #SC84 -- 6-17-1983 -- San Antonio, TX / Washington, DC -- Texanex-Topex '83, BEP Souvenir Card
  96. U.S. Scott #SC85 -- 7-29-1983 -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Brasiliana '83, USPS Souvenir Card
  97. U.S. Scott #SC86 -- 8-04-1983 -- Bangkok, Thailand -- Bangkok '83, USPS Souvenir Card
  98. U.S. Scott #SC87 -- 8-19-1983 -- Washington, DC -- International Philatelic Memento '83, USPS Souvenir Card
  99. U.S. Scott #SC88 -- 10-01-1983 -- Washington, DC -- National Stamp Collecting Month, USPS Souvenir Card
  100. U.S. Scott #SC89 -- 10-21-1983 -- Boston, MA / Washington, DC -- Philatelic Show '83, BEP Souvenir Card
  101. U.S. Scott #SC90 -- 11-17-1983 -- New York, NY / Washington, DC -- ASDA '83, BEP Souvenir Card
  102. U.S. Scott #SC91 -- 4-27-1984 -- Madrid, Spain / Washington, DC -- Espana '84, BEP Souvenir Card
  103. U.S. Scott #SC92 -- 4-27-1984 -- Madrid, Spain -- Espana '84, USPS Souvenir Card
  104. U.S. Scott #SC93 -- 4-27-1984 -- Anaheim, CA / Washington, DC -- Stamp Expo '84 South, BEP Souvenir Card
  105. U.S. Scott #SC94 -- 5-25-1984 -- Rosemont, IL -- Compex '84, BEP Souvenir Card
  106. U.S. Scott #SC95 -- 6-19-1984 -- Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany -- Hamburg '84, USPS Souvenir Card
  107. U.S. Scott #SC96 -- 6-26-1984 -- Massena, NY -- St. Lawrence Seaway, USPS Souvenir Card
  108. U.S. Scott #SC97 -- 9-21-1984 -- Melbourne, Australia -- Ausipex '84, USPS Souvenir Card
  109. U.S. Scott #SC98 -- 10-01-1984 -- Shaker Heights, OH / Washington, DC -- Stamp Collecting Month, USPS Souvenir Card
  110. U.S. Scott #SC99 -- 10-22-1984 -- Seoul, Korea -- Philakorea '84, USPS Souvenir Card
  111. U.S. Scott #SC100 -- 11-15-1984 -- New York, NY / Washington, DC -- ASDA '84, BEP Souvenir Card
  112. U.S. Scott #SC101 -- 2-26-1985 -- London, U.K. -- International Philatelic Memento STAMPEX '85, USPS Souvenir Card
  113. U.S. Scott #SC102 -- 3-18-1985 -- Lausanne, Switzerland -- OLYMPHILEX '85, USPS Souvenir Card
  114. U.S. Scott #SC103 -- 5-14-1985 -- Tel Aviv, Israel -- ISRAPHIL '85, USPS Souvenir Card
  115. U.S. Scott #SC104 -- 1-31-1985 -- Long Beach, CA -- Long Beach '85, BEP Souvenir Card
  116. U.S. Scott #SC105 -- 3-01-1985 -- Milwaukee, WI -- MILCOPEX '85, BEP Souvenir Card
  117. U.S. Scott #SC106 -- 6-07-1985 -- Arlington, VA -- NAPEX '85, BEP Souvenir Card6-07-1985 -- Arlington, VA -- NAPEX '85, BEP Souvenir Card
  118. U.S. Scott #SC107 -- 7-051985 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Argentina '85, USPS Souvenir Card
  119. U.S. Scott #SC108 -- 9-11-1985 -- Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany -- MOPHILA '85, USPS Souvenir Card
  120. U.S. Scott #SC109 -- 10-25-1985 -- Rome, Italy -- ITALIA '85, USPS Souvenir Card
#References

#Almanac6 -- Famous stamp personalities in Linn’s World Stamp Almanac: Millennium Edition, 6th edition, Sidney, OH, USA, 2000, 1056 p., ISBN: 0-940403-85-4 -- Editor-Publisher: Michael Lawrence, Book Director: Donna O'Keefe Houseman
      pp. 326-409, U.S. Scott #1 - #3352 and others (1847-1999) -- "Stamp Production Credits" (part of Chapter 4)
What's New on this page -- changes since 01-14-2024
      10-26-2025: -- Added: #938
      03-14-2024: -- Started adding new names that began Service from 1957-1993 as listed in Linn’s World Stamp Almanac, 6th ed. (2000). I still have no source for new members from 1994 to 2002 or 2016.
URL: https://folklib.net/fdc/us-stamp-designers.shtml
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