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5.3c Elevator single
Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service issued the 5.3-cent Elevator stamp on September 16, 1988, in New York City. The dedication ceremony was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The denomination was intended for nonprofit third-class mailers who presort to the carrier route.
- Initially, steam-powered elevators lifted coal from underground mines. By 1850, commercial elevators carried freight, followed closely by hydraulic models. Both had two major disadvantages: they were slow and their installation required deep and extensive excavation.
- During that period, elevators were used almost exclusively for freight because the pull rope kept breaking. It was not until Elisha Graves Otis designed a safety brake that passengers gained enough confidence to ride to the upper floors of hotels, stores, and workplaces.
- Designed by Lou Nolan, the stamps were engraved through intaglio process (B Press) by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and issued in coils of 500 and 3,000 (pre-canceled only).
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (September 1, 1988).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- September 16, 1988
- Object number
- 1989.0496.9975
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (black); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2254
- Topic
- Technology & Inventions
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1989.0496.9975
- Usage
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