Vintage 1948 3 cent four chaplains stamp. 
 
Issue Date: May 28, 1948
City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity: 121,953,500
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 11 x 10 1/2
Color: Gray black
 
U.S. #956 honors the four chaplains who gave their lives in the sinking of the S.S. Dorchester. The stamp pictures the four chaplains (George L. Fox, Clark V. Poling, John P. Washington, and Alexander D. Goode) about the sinking of the ship.
 
Please note: These are vintage finds and in as found, used condition.