Object Details
- Printer
- Ashton-Potter USA (Ltd)
- Description
- The Celebrate The Century: 1970s souvenir sheet was issued on November 18, 1999, in New York, New York.
- Designed by Howard Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and illustrated by Kazuhiko Sano of Mill Valley, California, the souvenir sheet features 1970s subjects from the following categories: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports, and Science and Technology.
- The fifteen commemorative stamps on this sheet are titled: Earth Day Celebrated; All In The Family TV Series; "Sesame Street"; Disco Music; Steelers Win Four Super Bowls; US Celebrates 200th Birthday; Secretariat Wins Triple Crown; VCRs Transform Entertainment; "Pioneer 10"; Women's Rights Movement; 1970s Fashion; "Monday Night Football"; America Smiles; Jumbo Jets; and Medical Imaging.
- Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed 90 million stamps in the offset/Intaglio process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (October 21, 1999).
- CELEBRATE THE CENTURY
- 1970s
- Secretariat wins Triple Crown
- 33-cent mint single
- Issued November 18, 1999
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- November 18, 1999
- Object number
- 2000.2020.186
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolor); adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.02 × 3.02 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3189g
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Animals
- Sports
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2000.2020.186
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm808193e61-6a7e-4c69-a4e5-d1be5d51bb15
