Object Details
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).
32-cent
Issued August 5, 1997
multicolored
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
August 5, 1997
Object number
2002.2009.14
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions
2.5 x 4 cm (1 x 1 9/16 in.)
Place
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Contemporary (1990-present)
Sports
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_2002.2009.14