29c Columbus Landing in Puerto Rico single

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Object Details

Description

The Postal Service commemorated the 500th anniversary of Columbus landing in Puerto Rico with the issuance of a 29-cent commemorative stamp on November 19, 1993, at the Centro de Bellas Artes in Washington, DC. The stamp features two caravel ships approaching land.

In addition to the First Day of Issue ceremony, selected post offices in Puerto Rico participated in local stamp ceremonies and offered special 500th anniversary pictorial cancellations.

Designed by artist Richard Schlecht of Arlington, Virginia, the stamps were printed in the photogravure process by Stamp Venturers, Inc., and issued in sheets of fifty.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (November 11, 1993).

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Credit line

Date

November 19, 1993

Object number

1999.2004.975

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Hispanic Heritage

Ships & Waterways

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88011400a-6084-451d-b6fa-08f0bf06162a

Record ID

npm_1999.2004.975