3c Mackinac Bridge single

Blue stamp with engraving of a long suspension bridge with boat going by underneath

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Mackinac Bridge Issue stamp commemorates the dedication of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. The bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world and spans the Straits of Mackinac to connect the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the state of Michigan. The bridge was designed by engineer David B. Steinman. The stamp features an image of the bridge.

United States; Michigan; Mackinac Bridge; suspension; strait; state; upper; lower; peninsula; engineer; David B. Steinman; architecture

Date

June 25, 1958

Object number

1980.2493.5233

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (bright greenish blue) / engraving

Place

Michigan

United States of America

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Architecture

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e63c9109-6715-4f61-b6cd-81d92960526c

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5233