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29c Legends of the West revised pane of twenty

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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).
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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
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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
Usage
Not determined
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87f3ce51b-9286-4529-b192-15ac606fca0c
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