Object Details
- 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
- 1998.2010.931
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3183i
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Military & Policing Forces
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1998.2010.931
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85ddedd6a-7dca-41cd-8021-fde7126f604b
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