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1988 25c Explorers Ellsworth/Byrd

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1988 25¢ Ellsworth and Byrd

Antarctic Explorers First Day Cover

Issue Date: September 14, 1988
City: Washington, D.C.

Printed By: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations:
11

Color: multicolored

 

The stamps on this First D...  more

1988 25¢ Ellsworth and Byrd

Antarctic Explorers First Day Cover

Issue Date: September 14, 1988
City: Washington, D.C.

Printed By: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations:
11

Color: multicolored

 

The stamps on this First Day Cover are from a block of four issued as a companion to the 1986 Arctic Explorers stamps. The block was issued one month prior to Admiral Richard Byrd's 100th birthday and also honors Nathaniel Palmer, Charles Wilkes and Lincoln Ellsworth.

 

Lincoln Ellsworth made four expeditions to Antarctica. He discovered the Ellsworth Mountains during his flight across the continent. Mount Ellsworth, Lake Ellsworth, and Antarctic base Ellsworth Station were all named for him.

 

In 1928, explorer Richard Byrd made his first trip to the Antarctic. The following year he embarked on his famous flight to the South Pole and back, which made him an international celebrity. Byrd later led another four expeditions, and his achievements earned him the Medal of Honor.

 

 
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