Upon assuming his postal duties the previous year, Farley had instituted a policy of having multiple first days of issue per stamp. During his tenure 75 different stamps were given this treatment. D.C. It is interesting to note here that on this date the Army Air Corps began temporarily flying the U.S. mail. Both the Little America stamp and the Admiral Byrd souvenir sheet were included in this group. The perforated reissue was sold ungummed in full sheets or position blocks.
Positive identification is by blocks or pairs with guide lines between stamps.
Positive identification is by blocks or panes showing gutters between panes. When considering all the facts, events and mysteries that surround these stamp issues, one must conclude that it would be hard to find another U.S. postage stamp to rival those honoring Admiral Byrd. Many hours can be spent digging through old newspapers, magazines and philatelic reference material in search of a clue or fact here and there that adds to our understanding of this truly oddball stamp, issued at a truly unusual era in U.S. Postal History. In the next section we will explore the usage of these issues on mail bound for Little America, Antarctica.