3c Brussels Exhibition single

Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Brussels Exhibition Issue stamp honors the opening of the Universal and International Exhibition in Brussels, Belgium on April 17, 1958. Also known as Expo ’58 or the Brussels World’s Fair, this was the eleventh World's Fair hosted by Belgium, and the fifth in Brussels. The stamp features an aerial view of the US pavilion.

United States; Brussels; Belgium; Universal and International Exhibition; world’s fair; expo; pavilion; architecture

April 17, 1958

Object number

1980.2493.5223

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (deep claret); adhesive / engraving

Place

BELGIUM (constitutional monarchy)

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Title

Scott Catalogue USA 1104

National Postal Museum

Topic

Technology & Inventions

Architecture

U.S. Stamps

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5223

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b2c9d459-3e90-4543-983f-ae9e34491582