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Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (dark blue) / engraving
Type:
Bureau Plate Proofs
Place:
United States of America
Date:
May 30, 1959
Description:
The final stamp in the Lincoln sesquicentennial series, this 4ยข dark blue features a pastel illustration by Fritz Busse of the seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Chester French, the statue was carved in Georgia white marble by the renowned Piccirilli Brothers at their studio in the Bronx, New York and shipped to Washington, D.C. in 28 pieces. It remains today one of the most successful and recognizable pieces of public memorial sculpture in the world and is visited by more than three million people every year. The stamp was issued at Washington, D.C.
Object number:
0.242263.15869
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e04bb68a-a400-412c-ac13-12e5d3f839e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.242263.15869