Page 16 - Demo

BBBBA Century ofProgress %u25a0 Philately at the Fair %u25a0The U.S. Post Office Department was quite involved with A Century of Progress, and Postmaster General James A. Farley was on hand to officiate at the 4-hour Opening Ceremony on May 27, 1933. Just two days earlier, on May 25, the Post Office issued two stamps in Chicago to honor the Fair%u2014a 1%u00a2 (for postcards) and a 3%u00a2 (for letters). They were given Scott Catalog numbers 728 and 729The 1%u00a2 stamp was green and depicted Fort Dearborn, a landmark from Chicago%u2019s pioneer days. A replica of the Fort was a popular attraction at the Fair. The 3%u00a2 stamp was violet and featured the Fair%u2019s Federal Building, with its three fluted towers representing the three branches of our Federal government.From August 21 to 26%u2014three months after the Fair%u2019s opening%u2014stamp collectors gathered in Chicago for their annual American Philatelic Society Convention. On August 25, the post ofA Century of Progress Queen Lillian Anderson presenting Postmaster General Farley with two medals at the Opening Ceremony, one for himself and one for President Roosevelt.