32c Lawrence Tibbett single

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Object Details

Depicts

Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, American, 1896 - 1960

Description

The Postal Service issued four 32-cent Opera Singers commemorative stamps on September 10, 1997, in New York, New York.

The stamps honor Lily Pons, Richard Tucker, Lawrence Tibbett, and Rosa Ponselle, all distinguished opera singers of the twentieth century. The stamps feature portraits of the four opera singers combined with renderings of each in costume.

Designed by Howard Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and illustrated by Mark English of Liberty, Missouri, the stamps were produced in panes of twenty in the offset process by Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (August 14, 1997).

mint

Credit line

Date

September 10, 1997

Object number

1998.2008.651

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Music & Musicians

Stars of Stage & Screen

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e40d7f3d-be39-4bf9-bcb1-9d88d6113cec

Record ID

npm_1998.2008.651