1967 5c Nebraska Statehood

U.S. #1328a Tagging Omitted

5¢ Nebraska Statehood

Issue Date: July 29, 1967

City: Lincoln, NE
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved

Perforations: 11

Color: Dark red brown, lemon and...  more

U.S. #1328a Tagging Omitted

5¢ Nebraska Statehood

Issue Date: July 29, 1967

City: Lincoln, NE
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved

Perforations: 11

Color: Dark red brown, lemon and yellow

Inhabited by prehistoric people as early as 8000 B.C., Nebraska was ceded to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the region became part of the Nebraska Territory. Nebraska became the 37th state of the Union on March 1, 1867. 

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What is Phosphorescent Tagging and Why is it Important?

Tagging of U.S. stamps was introduced in 1963 with airmail stamp #C64a. It helps the U.S. Post Office use automation to move the mail at a lower cost. A virtually invisible phosphorescent material is applied either to stamp ink or paper, or to stamps after printing. This “taggant” causes each one to glow in shades of green (red on older airmails) for a moment after exposure to short-wave ultraviolet (UV) light. The afterglow makes it possible for facing-canceling machines to locate the stamp on the mail piece, and properly position it for automated cancellation and sorting.

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