29c Basketball single

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Object Details

Description

A 29-cent Basketball commemorative stamp was issued on August 28, 1991, in Springfield, Massachusetts, home of the Basketball Hall of Fame. The game of basketball was created in Springfield in 1891.

The stamp was designed by Lon Busch and was printed on a photogravure press by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The stamps were issued in panes of fifty.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (August 8, 1991).

mint

Credit line

Date

August 28, 1991

Object number

1993.2060.26

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure

Place

Indiana

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Sports

Holidays & Celebrations

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8fd9a70a1-b737-4722-82ea-5d928252a550

Record ID

npm_1993.2060.26