1996 32c Smithsonian Institution
# 3059 PB - 1996 32c Smithsonian Institution
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US #3059
1996 Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial
- Plate Block
- Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the institution
- Shows the Castle, the original building
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Value: 32¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: February 7, 1996
First Day City: Washington, DC
Printed by: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Lithography
Format: Panes of 20 (4 across, 5 down) from plates of 160 (20 across, 8 down)
Perforations: 11.1
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. It was established on August 10, 1846, when President Polk signed the law creating the Smithsonian Institution.
About the stamp design: Tom Engeman was the artist chosen to create an image worthy of the Smithsonian. His work was previously featured on a Statue of Liberty stamp, as well as the Butte and Mountain Scene nonprofit-mail stamps. He is known for his contrasts of light and dark.
Engeman used photographs of the Castle to create his acrylic painting used for the stamp image. This is the original building that house the Smithsonian Institution and is located on the Mall in Washington, DC.
Special design details: “USPS” is microprinted in the lower right corner.
First Day City: The stamp was dedicated at the Baird Auditorium of the National Museum of Natural History, one of the 16 museums and galleries that make up the Smithsonian Institution.
History the stamp represents: Though he had never traveled to the United States, English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson left our country the sum of $515,169 to create “an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men” in 1829. Smithson’s will provided that this “Smithsonian Institution” should be located in Washington DC. By an act of Congress, this national treasure was born on August 10, 1846.
The Smithsonian Institution is a nonprofit organization administered by a board of regents consisting of the vice president, the chief justice of the United States, three members each from the US Senate and House of Representatives, and nine citizen members appointed by a joint resolution of Congress.
The Smithsonian operates numerous museums - many of which display works of art, and others which feature exhibits on American history, natural history, aeronautics and space exploration, as well as science and technology. Other facilities operated by the Smithsonian include a zoo, and centers for research, cultural exchange, and the performing arts. The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, housed on the first floor of Washington’s historic City Post Office on Capitol Hill, contains the world’s largest stamp collection.
US #3059
1996 Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial
- Plate Block
- Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the institution
- Shows the Castle, the original building
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Value: 32¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: February 7, 1996
First Day City: Washington, DC
Printed by: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Lithography
Format: Panes of 20 (4 across, 5 down) from plates of 160 (20 across, 8 down)
Perforations: 11.1
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. It was established on August 10, 1846, when President Polk signed the law creating the Smithsonian Institution.
About the stamp design: Tom Engeman was the artist chosen to create an image worthy of the Smithsonian. His work was previously featured on a Statue of Liberty stamp, as well as the Butte and Mountain Scene nonprofit-mail stamps. He is known for his contrasts of light and dark.
Engeman used photographs of the Castle to create his acrylic painting used for the stamp image. This is the original building that house the Smithsonian Institution and is located on the Mall in Washington, DC.
Special design details: “USPS” is microprinted in the lower right corner.
First Day City: The stamp was dedicated at the Baird Auditorium of the National Museum of Natural History, one of the 16 museums and galleries that make up the Smithsonian Institution.
History the stamp represents: Though he had never traveled to the United States, English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson left our country the sum of $515,169 to create “an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men” in 1829. Smithson’s will provided that this “Smithsonian Institution” should be located in Washington DC. By an act of Congress, this national treasure was born on August 10, 1846.
The Smithsonian Institution is a nonprofit organization administered by a board of regents consisting of the vice president, the chief justice of the United States, three members each from the US Senate and House of Representatives, and nine citizen members appointed by a joint resolution of Congress.
The Smithsonian operates numerous museums - many of which display works of art, and others which feature exhibits on American history, natural history, aeronautics and space exploration, as well as science and technology. Other facilities operated by the Smithsonian include a zoo, and centers for research, cultural exchange, and the performing arts. The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, housed on the first floor of Washington’s historic City Post Office on Capitol Hill, contains the world’s largest stamp collection.