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 7, 1997
- multicolored
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- August 7, 1997
- Object number
- 2002.2009.15
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 4 cm (1 x 1 9/16 in.)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3148
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Sports
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2002.2009.15
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm86eb6d375-7b3a-4085-9e64-217b36e44aa4
