United States Post Office "Golden Gate" - 1923

UNITED STATES POST OFFICE issued in 1923 a carmine-coloured 20-cent postage stamp known as the "Golden Gate". 

Despite its name, this stamp does not depict the iconic suspension bridge, as it was issued in 1923, a full decade before construction on the Golden Gate Bridge even began. Instead, the design illustrated  sailing ships in the Golden Gate strait, the narrow passage of water connecting the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.