Object Details
Description
On May 1, 2009, in Washington, DC, the US Postal Service issued two Weddings stamps in pressure-sensitive adhesive panes of twenty. Both stamps were designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, and feature photographs taken by Renee Comet of Washington, DC.
The 44-cent one-ounce Wedding Rings stamp features a photograph of two gold wedding rings resting on a small white pillow. The 61-cent two-ounce Wedding Cake stamp features a photograph of a wedding cake. The photograph depicts a three-tier cake topped with white flowers, their stems and leaves a delightful contrast to the cake's creamy white frosting.
Banknote Corporation of America/SSP, Browns Summit, North Carolina, printed 300 million Wedding Rings stamps using the offset process with microprint "USPS." A total of 100 million Wedding Cake stamps were printed in the gravure process by Avery Dennison (AVR), Clinton, South Carolina.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin, March 26, 2009.
unused
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
May 1, 2009
Object number
2009.2029.255
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink / lithographed
Place
District of Columbia
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Holidays & Celebrations
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_2009.2029.255