32c Richard Tucker single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Depicts
Richard Tucker, American, 1913 - 1975
Description
The Postal Service issued four 32-cent Opera Singers commemorative stamps on September 10, 1997, in New York, New York.
The stamps honor Lily Pons, Richard Tucker, Lawrence Tibbett, and Rosa Ponselle, all distinguished opera singers of the twentieth century. The stamps feature portraits of the four opera singers combined with renderings of each in costume.
Designed by Howard Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and illustrated by Mark English of Liberty, Missouri, the stamps were produced in panes of twenty in the offset process by Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (August 14, 1997).
mint
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
September 10, 1997
Object number
1998.2008.647
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Place
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 3155
National Postal Museum
Topic
Music & Musicians
Stars of Stage & Screen
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1998.2008.647
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm89c6ece66-814a-4a7c-ab67-b63ebe7ff3a4
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