29c Black-Necked Crane single

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Object Details

Description

The United States Postal Service and the People's Republic of China marked World Post Day with the issuance of two 29-cent commemorative stamps on October 9, 1994, in Washington, DC, and Beijing, China. The stamps feature two endangered species, the Black-Necked Crane of Asia and the Whooping Crane of North America. These birds symbolize peace and friendship.

Both countries agreed to adopt the art work of Zhan Gengxi of China and the layout, design, and typography work of Clarence Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, for the stamps.

Banknote Corporation of America printed the stamps in combination offset-intaglio process.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (September 29, 1994).

mint

10.8 horizontal perforations x 11 vertical perforations

Credit line

Date

October 9, 1994

Object number

1995.2075.75

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography, engraving

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Animals

Contemporary (1990-present)

Asian-Pacific American Heritage

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8da2fb1fe-0671-42ee-bc91-c65b5068e4ac

Record ID

npm_1995.2075.75