29c Oregon Trail single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
The 29-cent Oregon Trail commemorative stamp went on sale February 12, 1993, in Salem, Oregon. In addition, those cities and towns of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Idaho that lay along the Oregon Trail made the stamp available for customer purchase on February 12. American pioneers followed this route as they moved westward during the 1840s.
The stamp was designed by Jack Rosenthal.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing manufactured the stamps in the offset/intaglio process with panes of fifty.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (January 21, 1993).
mint
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
February 12, 1993
Object number
1999.2004.899
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography, engraving
Place
Missouri
Oregon
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 2747
National Postal Museum
Topic
Maps
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1999.2004.899
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8d3a1fb3e-24ce-47bf-be46-8bf5fec9a777
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