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Printer:
Ashton-Potter USA (Ltd)  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolor); 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:
September 17, 1999
Description:
The Celebrate The Century: 1960s souvenir sheet was issued in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on September 17, 1999.
Designed by Carl Herrman of Laguna Niguel, California, and illustrated by Keith Birdsong of Muskogee, Oklahoma, the souvenir sheet features 1960s subjects from the following categories: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports, and Science and Technology. The fifteen commemorative stamps in this sheet are titled "I Have a Dream"; Woodstock; Man Walks on the Moon; Green Bay Packers; Star Trek; The Peace Corps; The Vietnam War; Ford Mustang; Barbie Doll; The Integrated Circuit; Lasers; Super Bowl I; Roger Maris, 61 in '61; The Beatles; and Peace Symbol.
Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed 120 million stamps in the offset/intaglio process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (August 12, 1999).
CELEBRATE THE CENTURY
1960s
Peace Symbol
33-cent mint single
Issued September 17, 1999
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Humanitarian Causes  Search this
popular culture  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2000.2020.159
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8074dd97e-2e41-4c97-b082-fd124d7864a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2000.2020.159