Skip to main content
Smithsonian main website

Search

Donate

EnglishEnglish
EnglishEnglishArabicArabicChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Simplified)FilipinoFilipinoFrenchFrenchGermanGermanHebrewHebrewHindiHindiItalianItalianJapaneseJapaneseKoreanKoreanPortuguesePortugueseRussianRussianSpanishSpanishSwahiliSwahili
Smithsonian sunburst Smithsonian National Postal Museum
  • Visit
    Visit
    • Location and Directions
    • Calendar of Events
    • Public Programs
    • Tours and Itineraries
    • Museum Highlights
    • Virtual Tour
    • Museum Shop
    • Information Desk
    • Reviews
    • Accessibility
    • Alerts
    Plan a Visit

    TEMPORARILY CLOSED
    Open every day (except December 25)
    10:00 am to 5:30 pm

    Admission is always free!

    2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
    Washington, DC 20002

    street map of Postal museum

    Learn more
  • Exhibitions
    Exhibitions
    • Current Exhibitions
    • Upcoming Exhibitions
    • Virtual Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibitions
    The museum's Atrium
  • Learn & Explore
    Learn & Explore
    • For Researchers
    • For Educators
    • Topical Reference Pages
    • Research Articles
    • Stamp Collecting
    • Social Media
    • Activities
    Front windows showing stamp images at night
  • Collections
    Collections
    • Search the Collection
    • Collection History
    • Collection Plan
    • Collection Projects
    • Object Donations
    • Object Loans
    • Digital Asset Collections
    • Rights and Reproductions
    • Preservation
    • Object Spotlight
    People in front of log post office building
  • About
    About
    • Support the Museum
    • History of the Museum
    • FAQs
    • Host an Event
    • Museum Councils
    • Philatelic Achievement Awards
    • Volunteering
    • Internships
    • Employment
    • Contact Us
    • Smithsonian Affiliations
    • Press
    • Meet Our Staff
    • Site Map
    Historic Lobby
  • Blog
  • Home
  • Collections
  • Search the Collection
  • 32c Eleanor Roosevelt single
Click to view social media share links

32c Eleanor Roosevelt single

Object Details

Description
The Postal Service issued the Celebrate The Century: 1930s souvenir sheet on September 10, 1998, in Cleveland, Ohio.
The souvenir sheet features 1930s subjects from the following categories: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports, and Science and Technology. The fifteen commemorative stamps in this sheet are titled: President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Empire State Building; Life Magazine; First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; FDR's New Deal; Superman Arrives 1938; Household Conveniences; Walt Disney's Snow White Debuts; Gone With the Wind; Jesse Owens, Six World Records; Streamline Design; Golden Gate Bridge; America Survives the Depression; Bobby Jones Wins Grand Slam 1930; The Monopoly Game.
Designed by Howard Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and illustrated by Paul Calle of Stamford, Connecticut, the stamps were printed by Ashton-Potter (USA) in the offset/intaglio process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (August 13, 1998).
32-cent mint single
Issued September 10, 1998
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Date
September 10, 1998
Object number
2000.2020.51
Printer
Ashton-Potter USA (Ltd)
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolor); adhesive
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.02 × 3.02 cm)
Place
United States of America
See more items in
National Postal Museum Collection
Title
Scott Catalogue USA 3185d
Topic
Contemporary (1990-present)
Humanitarian Causes
Women's Heritage
Political Figures
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_2000.2020.51
Usage
Not determined
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm86742823f-3141-4c22-9883-505df493705b
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

HomeSmithsonian National Postal Museum

Plan a Visit

TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Open every day (except December 25)
10:00 am to 5:30 pm

Admission is always free!

2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

street map of Postal museum

Learn more
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Press
  • Site Map
  • e-News
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • Flickr

Have you signed up for our monthly e-newsletter?

Owney, the Railway Mail Service Mascot

Back to Top