20c Alaska Statehood single

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Object Details

Description

The 20-cent Alaska Statehood commemorative stamp in pane of fifty was issued January 3, 1984, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Designed by Bill Bond, the stamp features Caribou and the Alaska pipeline. The issuance of the stamp marked 25th anniversary of the Alaska statehood.

This was the first stamp printed by a private firm under the terms of a contract awarded by the Postal Service on September 8, 1983.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (November 24, 1983).

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Credit line

Date

January 3, 1984

Object number

1999.2004.325

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure

Place

Alaska

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Depicts

Alaska

Topic

Animals

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87e72d021-7f80-4b00-8bd7-586c8dfcdea0

Record ID

npm_1999.2004.325