1994 29c Eagle, self-adh, pane of 18

# 2598a - 1994 29c Eagle, self-adh, pane of 18

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US #2598a
1994 Eagle

  • Booklet pane of 18
  • One of the first self-adhesive stamps
  • Features America’s national bird

Category of Stamp:  Definitive
Value: 
29¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: 
February 4, 1994
First Day City: 
Sarasota, Florida
Quantity Issued: 
360,000,000
Printed by: 
National Label Company for 3M
Printing Method/Format: 
Photogravure. Panes of 18 stamps, from printing cylinders of 486 (18 across, 27 down)
Perforations: 
Die Cut

Reason the stamp was issued:  The Eagle stamp satisfied the First-Class mail rate.  The public had been asking for self-adhesive stamps, and this was one of the first to fill that request.

About the stamp design:  The colors of this stamp resemble the American flag and picture a bald eagle, America’s national bird.  USPS art director Richard Sheaff asked some fellow artists to submit sketches with patriot themes for use on stamps.  Robert Brangwynne, a commercial artist offered a sketch of a descending eagle.  This became the basis for the stamp design.  The subject was stylized and the background was simplified because a new printing company was slated to produce these stamps.  The Postal Service wanted an easier image for the company’s first attempt.

About the printing process:  The eagle stamp was the start of many self-adhesive stamps.  It was issued in a pane of 18 stamps.  This was the first stamp to be produced for the Postal Service by 3M.

First Day City:  The Eagle stamp was dedicated at the Sarasota national Stamp Exhibition in Sarasota, Florida.  The spring meeting of the American Philatelic Society took place in conjunction with the exhibition.

 

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US #2598a
1994 Eagle

  • Booklet pane of 18
  • One of the first self-adhesive stamps
  • Features America’s national bird

Category of Stamp:  Definitive
Value: 
29¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: 
February 4, 1994
First Day City: 
Sarasota, Florida
Quantity Issued: 
360,000,000
Printed by: 
National Label Company for 3M
Printing Method/Format: 
Photogravure. Panes of 18 stamps, from printing cylinders of 486 (18 across, 27 down)
Perforations: 
Die Cut

Reason the stamp was issued:  The Eagle stamp satisfied the First-Class mail rate.  The public had been asking for self-adhesive stamps, and this was one of the first to fill that request.

About the stamp design:  The colors of this stamp resemble the American flag and picture a bald eagle, America’s national bird.  USPS art director Richard Sheaff asked some fellow artists to submit sketches with patriot themes for use on stamps.  Robert Brangwynne, a commercial artist offered a sketch of a descending eagle.  This became the basis for the stamp design.  The subject was stylized and the background was simplified because a new printing company was slated to produce these stamps.  The Postal Service wanted an easier image for the company’s first attempt.

About the printing process:  The eagle stamp was the start of many self-adhesive stamps.  It was issued in a pane of 18 stamps.  This was the first stamp to be produced for the Postal Service by 3M.

First Day City:  The Eagle stamp was dedicated at the Sarasota national Stamp Exhibition in Sarasota, Florida.  The spring meeting of the American Philatelic Society took place in conjunction with the exhibition.