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33c Frederick Law Olmsted single
Object Details
- Description
- The 33-cent Frederick Law Olmsted commemorative stamp was issued in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 12, 1999. Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, designed the stamp.
- Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), one of the founders of American landscape architecture, was one of America's most prolific park designers. He worked on many of the nation's most beloved landscapes, including Central Park in New York City, the US Capitol grounds, the Biltmore Estate (Asheville, NC), Stanford University campus, and the Chicago world's fair grounds.
- 42.5 million stamps were printed by Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., in the offset process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (July 29, 1999).
- 33-cent
- Issued September 12, 1999
- Multicolored
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- September 12, 1999
- Object number
- 2000.2020.830
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink ( ) / lithographed; adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (3.02 × 3.97 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3338
- Topic
- Art & Photography
- Architecture
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2000.2020.830
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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