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Printer:
Ashton-Potter USA (Ltd)  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (blue); adhesive
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.02 × 3.02 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
November 18, 1999
Description:
The Celebrate The Century: 1970s souvenir sheet was issued on November 18, 1999, in New York, New York.
Designed by Howard Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and illustrated by Kazuhiko Sano of Mill Valley, California, the souvenir sheet features 1970s subjects from the following categories: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports, and Science and Technology.
The fifteen commemorative stamps on this sheet are titled: Earth Day Celebrated; All In The Family TV Series; "Sesame Street"; Disco Music; Steelers Win Four Super Bowls; US Celebrates 200th Birthday; Secretariat Wins Triple Crown; VCRs Transform Entertainment; "Pioneer 10"; Women's Rights Movement; 1970s Fashion; "Monday Night Football"; America Smiles; Jumbo Jets; and Medical Imaging.
Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed 90 million stamps in the offset/Intaglio process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (October 21, 1999).
CELEBRATE THE CENTURY
1970s
VCRs transform entertainment
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Technology & Inventions  Search this
Stars of Stage & Screen  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2000.2020.189
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm82dd823be-57de-4740-95a2-79e10a2234dc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2000.2020.189