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Printer:
Ashton-Potter USA (Ltd)  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolor); adhesive
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (3.02 × 3.97 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
October 1, 1999
Description:
Twenty 33-cent Insects & Spiders commemorative stamps were issued in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 1, 1999. The stamps were designed by Carl Herrman of Laguna Niguel, California, and illustrated by Steven Buchanan of Winsted, Connecticut.
Depicting sixteen insects and four spiders, the stamps represent a range of colors, lifestyles, and behaviors in the insect and spider communities of the United States and were chosen because of their educational value and interest to children. On the back of each stamp is text describing the unique features of the insect or spider depicted on the front. Also provided is text describing insects and spiders in terms of their numbers, their staggering diversity, and the benefits they provide the planet.
84.7 million stamps were printed by Ashton Potter (USA), Ltd., in the offset process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (August 26, 1999).
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Issued October 1, 1999
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Insects  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2000.2020.328
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87e5ec21f-db96-4a56-8bc7-9b95596b9fbb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2000.2020.328