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33c Desegregating Public Schools single

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Object Details

Printer
Ashton-Potter USA (Ltd)
Description
The Celebrate The Century: 1950s commemorative stamp souvenir sheet was issued on May 26, 1999, in Springfield, Maryland.
Designed by Howard Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and illustrated by Dean Ellis of Amagansett, New York, the souvenir sheet features 1950s subjects from the following categories: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports, and Science and Technology. The fifteen commemorative stamps in this sheet are titled: Polio Vaccine Developed; Teen Fashions; The "Shot Heard Round The World"; US Launches Satellites; The Korean War; Desegregating Public Schools; Tail Fins and Chrome; Dr. Seuss "The Cat In The Hat"; Drive-In Movies; World Series Rivals; Rocky Marciano, Undefeated; I Love Lucy; Rock 'n' Roll; Stock Car Racing; and Movies Go 3-D.
Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., produced the stamps in the offset/intaglio process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (April 22, 1999).
CELEBRATE THE CENTURY
1950s
Desegregating public schools
33-cent mint single
Issued May 26, 1999
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
May 26, 1999
Object number
2000.2020.113
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolor); lithographed adhesive
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.02 × 3.02 cm)
Place
United States of America
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National Postal Museum Collection
Title
Scott Catalogue USA 3187f
National Postal Museum
Topic
Contemporary (1990-present)
Humanitarian Causes
Black Heritage
Education & Teaching
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_2000.2020.113
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e8b8ba77-4567-4224-82f1-86b7a79282f5

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