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#2530a
1991 19c Hot-Air Balloon,bklt pane of 10
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US #2530a
1991 Hot-Air Balloon
- Booklet Pane of 10
- Part of the short-lived Mini-Scapes series
- Covered the Postcard rate
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Set: Mini-scapes
Value: 19¢, Postcard rate
First Day of Issue: May 17, 1991
First Day City: Denver, Colorado
Quantity Issued: 37,513,800
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Booklet – 2 panes of 10, from printing cylinders of 480 subjects (20 across, 24 down)
Perforations: 10
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued shortly after the Postcard rate was increased from 15¢ to 19¢. It was intended for use by vacationers sending postcards to friends and family. The stamp was a colorful alternative to other definitives available at the time.
About the stamp design: Pierre Mion is the artist behind the Hot-Air Balloon stamp. He was asked to submit sketches for new postcard stamps. A hot-air balloon in flight was one of the suggested topics. After his sketch was accepted, Mion created a gouache (opaque watercolor) painting showing the balloon from above.
First Day City: The stamp was issued during Rompex 91, a stamp show in Denver, Colorado. Though there was no official US Postal Service ceremony, the organizers held their own complete with an actual hot-air balloon.
US #2530a
1991 Hot-Air Balloon
- Booklet Pane of 10
- Part of the short-lived Mini-Scapes series
- Covered the Postcard rate
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Set: Mini-scapes
Value: 19¢, Postcard rate
First Day of Issue: May 17, 1991
First Day City: Denver, Colorado
Quantity Issued: 37,513,800
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Booklet – 2 panes of 10, from printing cylinders of 480 subjects (20 across, 24 down)
Perforations: 10
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued shortly after the Postcard rate was increased from 15¢ to 19¢. It was intended for use by vacationers sending postcards to friends and family. The stamp was a colorful alternative to other definitives available at the time.
About the stamp design: Pierre Mion is the artist behind the Hot-Air Balloon stamp. He was asked to submit sketches for new postcard stamps. A hot-air balloon in flight was one of the suggested topics. After his sketch was accepted, Mion created a gouache (opaque watercolor) painting showing the balloon from above.
First Day City: The stamp was issued during Rompex 91, a stamp show in Denver, Colorado. Though there was no official US Postal Service ceremony, the organizers held their own complete with an actual hot-air balloon.
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