29c Crossing the Atlantic single
Object Details
- Description
- The US Postal Service and the Italian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications jointly issued a block of four commemorative stamps on April 24, 1992, to honor the historic first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
- The 29-cent US stamps feature the words "First Voyage of Christopher Columbus" at the top with a description underneath --"Seeking Queen Isabella's Support," "Crossing The Atlantic," "Approaching Land," and "Coming Ashore." The designs depict Columbus meeting with Queen Isabella; his boats, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, crossing the Atlantic Ocean; three sailors looking toward the horizon as they approach landfall; and members of the expedition coming ashore and encountering a group of natives. The four 500-lira Italian stamps feature the same design as the US stamps, with the exception of the denomination and the wording in Italian.
- Arlington, Virginia, artist Richard Schlecht produced all four designs. The stamps were printed on the offset/intaglio press by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and issued in panes of forty.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (April, 2, 1992).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 24, 1992
- Object number
- 2008.2007.96
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed; engraved
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2621
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Hispanic Heritage
- Ships & Waterways
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2008.2007.96
