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Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (violet); adhesive / engraving
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
October 27, 1953
Description:
This Trucking Industry Issue stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the rise of the trucking industry in the United States. Following the improvements of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, and the increase of usage during the First World War, the first modern trucks hit the roads of America. This stamp features an image of a truck, with a farm and city landscape in the background.
United States; truck; automobile; First World War; landscape; freight; farm; city
Topic:
Cars & Trucks  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
1980.2493.5061
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm86d868f5f-ca05-4125-acd9-9c8dde56c008
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.5061