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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage PostcardsPhilately and the Fair (Continued)tury of Progress Model Post Office and at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.When philatelists later learned that some large sheets (each containing 9 of the ungummed and imperforate Souvenir Sheets) were given to government officials as gifts, they protested and demanded that they should be able to purchase large sheets too. It was quite a controversy, and two years later, on March 15, 1935, the Post Office Department obliged by issuing large sheets for collectors which were promptly dubbed %u201cFarley%u2019s Follies.%u201d So, in total, there were three different releases for the two Century of Progress stamps: the original perforated versions, the two Souvenir Sheets, and the two large sheets.There was also a third stamp released in association with A Century of Progress%u2014a green 50%u00a2 stamp featuring a Zeppelin flying over the Atlantic Ocean. It was released following a request from Germany, and to commemorates the Graf Zeppelin%u2019s trip to America (and to Chicago in particular). Its first day of issue was on October 2, 1933 in New York. The ship came to Chicago via Brazil, Miami, Florida, and Akron, Ohio.When the Zeppelin arrived in the Windy City on October 26, 1933, Commander Eckener circled over Lake Michigan%u2019s shoreline near fice issued the same 1%u00a2 and 3%u00e7 designs once again, to commemorate the meeting%u2014but in a different format. While the original stamps were printed in perforated sheets of 100 stamps, these new variations contained 25 ungummed, imperforate stamps on special Souvenir Sheets. Just before the convention, in a letter to a Washington Star columnist, Postmaster James Farley discussed the new stamps. He also praised philately by saying, %u201cThe practical values of an intelligent interest in stamps appears to be obvious. Whether accumulated as a philosophic pastime or studied as in authentic science, they have an educational significance impossible to overestimate. They are effective aids to a larger comprehension of the history of the world, and are conductive to generous democratic ideals. They teach an inclusive patriotism, but also preserve universal cultural truths precious to all mankind.%u201dAround each Souvenir Sheet%u2019s perimeter were the words, %u201cPrinted by the Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing%u2014Under Authority of James A. Farley, Postmaster-General at A Century of Progress%u2014in Compliment to the American Philatelic Society for its Convention and Exhibition%u2014Chicago, Illinois, August, 1933, Plate No. ####.%u201d The Souvenir Sheets were printed in two locations: at the CenAfter philatelists saw images of Postmaster General Farley signing unperforated sheets of stamps, they wanted such stamps for their collections.