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42c Lincoln as Politician single
Object Details
- Description
- On February 9, 2009, in Springfield, Illinois, the US Postal Service issued the 42-cent Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) commemorative stamp in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of twenty stamps. Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, designed the stamps.
- This stamp issue honors the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, who rose from humble, frontier origins to become a prominent lawyer, politician, and ultimately president of the United States.
- Mark Summers of Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, who is noted for his scratch-board technique (a style distinguished by a dense network of lines etched with exquisite precision), created the stamp art. Each stamp features a different aspect of Lincoln's life.
- Ashton Potter (USA), Ltd. (APU), Williamsville, New York, printed 50 million stamps using the offset process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin, January 15, 2009.
- unused
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- February 9, 2009
- Object number
- 2009.2029.89
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink / lithographed
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 4382
- Topic
- Political Figures
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2009.2029.89
- Usage
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