15c Brain Coral and Beaugregory Fish single

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Object Details

Description

The 15-cent Coral Reefs commemorative stamps were first placed on sale at Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, on August 26, 1980. The block of stamps depict underwater scenes featuring coral formations and tropical fish.

The stamps were designed by Chuck Ripper and issued in sheets of fifty.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (July 17, 1980).

unused

Credit line

Date

August 26, 1980

Object number

2006.2034.84

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Animals

The Cold War (1945-1990)

The Environment

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm834e4ca5d-33c4-4476-8579-3206f67394a2

Record ID

npm_2006.2034.84