10c Joseph W. Stilwell single
Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service issued a 10-cent Joseph W. Stilwell definitive stamp in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 24, 2000. The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, and illustrated by Mark Summers of Waterdown, Ontario, went on sale nationwide August 25, 2000.
- General Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (1883-1946) was the senior American military commander in the China--Burma--India theater during World War II. He also served as chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and as deputy supreme commander of the newly formed South East Asia Command.
- In the offset/intaglio process, 100 million stamps were printed by Banknote Corporation of America, Inc.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (July 13, 2000).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- August 24, 2000
- Object number
- 2000.2020.856
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink(multicolored); adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 × 13/16 in. (2.54 × 2.06 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3420
- Topic
- Military & Policing Forces
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2000.2020.856
