Object Details
Depicts
Paul Bryant, American, 1913 - 1983
Description
The Postal Service honored Bear Bryant, Pop Warner, Vince Lombardi, and George Halas, four legendary football coaches, with the issuance of a pane of twenty 32-cent commemorative stamps. The pane was issued on July 25, 1997, in Canton, Ohio.
Designed by Carl Herrman of Laguna Niguel, California, and illustrated by Daniel Moore of Birmingham, Alabama, the stamps feature portraits of college football coaches Paul William "Bear" Bryant and Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner and professional football coaches Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi and George Stanley Halas. All are portrayed in familiar scenes associated with their careers as football coaches.
The stamps were printed by Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., in the offset process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (June 19, 1997).
mint
perf. 11.2
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
July 25, 1997
Object number
1998.2008.318
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Place
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Sports
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_1998.2008.318