29c Legends of the West revised pane of twenty
Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service ventured westward with the issuance of a sheet of twenty 29-cent Legends of the West commemorative stamps on October 18, 1994, on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie, Wyoming. They were also issued out on the streets of Old Tucson in Tucson, Arizona, and at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma.
- The Legends of the West stamps feature Buffalo Bill (1846-1917), Jim Bridger (1804-1881), Annie Oakley (1860-1926), Chief Joseph (c. 1840-1904), Bill Pickett (1870-1932), Bat Masterson (1853-1921), John Fremont (1813-1890), Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), Nellie Cashman (c.1849-1925), Charles Goodnight (1826-1929), Geronimo (1823-1909), Kit Carson (1809-1868), Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876), Jim Beckwourth (c.1798-1866), Bill Tilghman (1854-1924), and Sacagawea (c.1787-1812). Four additional stamps honor Native American Culture, Western Life, the Overland Mail, and the American Cowboy.
- These stamps were the first in the new Classic Collection Series that featured Americana-themed subjects. The unique twenty-stamp format has a banner on the selvage portion of the sheet and descriptive text on the back of each stamp. The text was printed before the glue was applied since both the ink and glue were approved food-grade materials and completely safe for use.
- Designed by Mark Hess of Katonah, New York, the stamps were produced in the photogravure process by Stamp Venturers, Inc.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (October 13, 1994).
- mint, wrong portrait of Pickett
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- October 18, 1994
- Object number
- 1995.2075.80.1-20
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolor) / photogravure
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 7 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (20 x 19.05 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869a
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869b
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869c
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869d
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869e
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869f
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869g
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869h
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869i
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869j
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869k
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869l
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869m
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869n
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869o
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869p
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869q
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869r
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869s
- Scott Catalogue USA 2869t
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1995.2075.80.1-20
