Object Details
- Printer
- Avery Dennison
- Description
- The 33-cent Hanukkah stamp was issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, 1999. Hannah Smotrich of Washington, DC, designed the stamp. This stamp was first issued in 1996 as part of the Holiday Celebrations Series. It was reissued with a new denomination.
- The stamp was designed in honor of Hanukkah, a Jewish celebration commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 165 B.C.E., after its desecration three years earlier. Only enough oil to light the temple menorah, or candelabrum, for one day was found, but the flame miraculously continued to burn for eight days. Because Hanukkah centers around the miracle of light, candles are the primary symbol of the holiday. Today, several rituals mark the observation of Hanukkah: Families light a menorah for eight nights, exchange gifts, sing, play a game with a spinning top called a dreidel, and eat foods cooked in oil such as potato pancakes or doughnuts.
- Avery Dennison printed 65 million stamps using the gravure process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (September 9, 1999).
- mint
- Issued October 8, 1999
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- October 8, 1999
- Object number
- 2000.2002.117
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolor); self-adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 x 1 9/16 in. (2.54 x 3.97 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3352
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Holidays & Celebrations
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2000.2002.117
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm853101031-1358-4e2e-884e-62675df31dda
