U.S. #1776
1979 15¢ Tea Caddy
Toleware
American Folk Art Series

Issue Date: April 19, 1979
City: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Quantity: 43,524,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11...  more

U.S. #1776
1979 15¢ Tea Caddy
Toleware
American Folk Art Series

Issue Date: April 19, 1979
City: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Quantity: 43,524,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored

This tea caddy is part of a block of four Folk Art stamps featuring various pieces of Pennsylvania Toleware.  French for "painted tin," Toleware is still made by the Pennsylvania Dutch, exactly as it was nearly 300 years ago.