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15c Philadelphia Exchange single
Object Details
- Description
- The 15-cent American Architecture commemorative stamps were first placed on sale at Kansas City, Missouri, on June 4, 1979. The block of four stamps shows examples of early American architecture. Represented are the Virginia Rotunda, the Baltimore Cathedral, the Boston State House, and the Philadelphia Exchange. Each example represents architecture of enduring beauty, strength and usefulness.
- The stamps were designed by Walter D. Richards and were issued in sheets of forty-eight.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (May 3, 1979).
- unused
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- June 4, 1979
- Object number
- 2006.2034.75
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ engraved
- Place
- Pennsylvania
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1782
- Topic
- Architecture
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2006.2034.75
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