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32c Charlie Chaplin single

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Object Details

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Charlie Chaplin, British American, 1889 - 1977
Description
The Postal Service issued the Celebrate The Century: 1910s Souvenir Sheet on February 3, 1998, in Washington, DC.
The souvenir sheet features subjects from the following categories during the 1910s: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports and Science and Technology. The fifteen commemorative stamps in the sheet are titled: Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp; Federal Reserve System, 1913; George Washington Carver; Armory Show, 1913; Telephone Spans the Nation; Panama Canal Opens, 1914; Jim Thorpe, Star at Stockholm; Grand Canyon National Park, 1919; US Enters World War I; US Boy and Girl Scouting Begins; President Woodrow Wilson; First Crossword Puzzle, 1913; Jack Dempsey Wins Title, 1919; Construction Toys; and Child Labor Reform.
Designed by Howard Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and illustrated by Dennis Lyall of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the stamps were produced by Ashton-Potter USA in the offset/intaglio process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (January 1, 1998).
mint
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
February 3, 1998
Object number
1998.2010.899
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Place
United States of America
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National Postal Museum Collection
Title
Scott Catalogue USA 3183a
National Postal Museum
Topic
Stars of Stage & Screen
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1998.2010.899
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8dbe6404d-17fe-4402-b08e-1456da25bdf0

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