20c Solar Energy single

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Object Details

Description

A block of four 20-cent commemorative stamps featuring the energy theme of the 1982 Knoxville World's Fair was issued April 29, 1982, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The First Day of Issue ceremony was held at the US Pavilion on the fair grounds.

Artist Charles Harper of Cincinnati, Ohio, developed the energy theme by graphically depicting four energy sources. The designs emphasize the importance of solar power, fossil fuel energy, nuclear energy, and synthetic fuel energy.

The modeler of the stamp was Clarence Holbert. It was printed in the photogravure process, with fifty stamps per pane.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (March 25, 1982).

unused

Credit line

Date

April 29, 1982

Object number

2006.2034.98

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure

Place

Tennessee

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Cold War (1945-1990)

Science

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm81c82b5c3-4a2a-4280-8dc6-7878b3d6cd1b

Record ID

npm_2006.2034.98