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32c Remember the Maine single
Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service issued a 32-cent Spanish-American War commemorative stamp on February 15, 1998, in Key West, Florida.
- The stamp features a line drawing of the historic USS Maine. The ship was sent to Havana in 1898 to protect America's interests as Cuban civilians rioted against Spanish colonial rule. On February 15, 1898, a mysterious explosion sank the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba. The stamp's dedication was to "Remember the Maine."
- Designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, the stamp was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in the offset/intaglio process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (January 29, 1998).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- February 15, 1998
- Object number
- 1998.2008.376
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (red, black); adhesive / lithography, engraving
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3192
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Military & Policing Forces
- Ships & Waterways
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1998.2008.376
- Usage
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