Object Details
Description
A 20-cent regular postage stamp was issued in sheet, coil, and vending machine booklet form on December 17, 1981, in Washington DC. The stamp design depicts the American flag flying over the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC. Shown in the foreground was James Earle Fraser's statue, "Contemplation of Justice," to the left of the staircase leading to the Supreme Court building.
Dean Ellis of New York, New York, designed the stamp. It was printed in the intaglio process and issued in panes of 100 and coils of 100, 500, and 3,000. Each booklet had one pane of six stamps.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (November 12, 1981).
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Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
December 17, 1981
Object number
1985.0021.2511
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink ( ); adhesive
Place
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Architecture
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_1985.0021.2511