Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink (multicolor) / photogravure; self-adhesive

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

November 9, 1998

Description:

The Postal Service issued a Shuttle Landing With Parachute $3.20 definitive priority mail stamp on November 9, 1998, in Washington, DC.

Designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, the stamp is based on a photography taken by NASA.

The Banknote Corporation of America printed 245 million stamps in the offset process.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (October 8, 1998).

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Topic:

Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this

Space Exploration & the Universe  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Credit line:

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

Object number:

1999.2012.206

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8d9764953-0603-4415-82e9-2573db34cef7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1999.2012.206