1985 $10.75 Eagle/Moon, bp of 3
# 2122a - 1985 $10.75 Eagle/Moon, bp of 3
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2122a - 1985 $10.75 Eagle/Moon, bp of 3
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U.S. #2122a
$10.75 Eagle and Half Moon
Express Mail
Booklet Pane of 3
- Second US Express Mail Stamp
- Most costly US stamp up to that time
Stamp Category: Express Mail
Set: Express Mail
Value: $10.75; covers Express Mail rate
First Day of Issue: April 29, 1985
First Day City: San Francisco, California
Quantity Issued: 2,090,700 Booklet Panes
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Booklet Panes of 3, printed in 78-stamp panes
Type: Type I
Perforations: 10.1
Why the stamp was issued: Due to a 15% rate increase, this stamp was issued to replace the $9.35 Express Mail of 1983. At the time, it was the most expensive stamp ever issued. Intended to cover the postage for the USPS Express Mail Next Day Service, it allowed users to drop Express Mail packages in collection boxes or give them to route carriers. Produced in booklet form, this issue was the first ever available to collectors and postal patrons as singles.
About the stamp design: This stamp’s design was provided by the USPS’s ad agency, Young & Rubicam. The stamp features a similar subject to the first Express Mail stamp. On this stamp, the eagle is facing forward more in front of a half moon.
Special design details: This was the only postal item in 1985 to include a monetary sign. This was in response to a 1984 decision to remove the cents sign from postage, and only include dollar signs.
About the printing process: There are two “types” of this stamp.
US #2122 is the Type I stamp, and has a more washed out appearance, most notable in the black of the eagle’s body and the red background. The denomination also appears grainy.
US #2122b is the Type II stamp, issued on June 19, 1989. This stamp has brighter colors and the denomination is smoother and less grainy.
First Day City: This stamp was issued at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, California, as part of the USPS Postal Forum.
About Express Mail Stamps: Customers paid to have packages shipped quickly long before the post office offered express mail. American Express and Wells Fargo began as express companies that picked up shipments at a business or home and delivered them to the door of the receiver. A tax was paid for this service, and an Express stamp was applied as proof.
The US Postal Service began experimenting with Express Mail in 1970, and by 1977, it was a permanent class of service. This service was available at 3,500 post offices throughout America. By 1983, it had reached the number-three spot in air cargo, behind Federal Express but in front of United Parcel Service. In 1983, the USPS issued its first Express Mail stamp to meet escalating demands for overnight letter service, which experts believed was caused by a lack of consumer confidence in first-class mail.
The new Eagle Express Mail prepay stamp was an improvement on the original service. It could be purchased at any post office and dropped in letterboxes or picked up by mail carriers, making the service accessible to tens of thousands of sites, rather than just the original 3,500.
Click here for more Express and Priority Mail Stamps.
History the stamp represents: For centuries, the eagle has been a symbol of majesty and power. It is no wonder America’s founders chose the eagle as our national symbol.
About 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians portrayed an eagle in flight to show its power. The ancient Romans, Emperor Charlemagne, and Napoleon later followed suit.
An early morning battle at the start of the American Revolution woke sleeping eagles at their nearby nests. The eagles began circling the field and squawking. The patriots believed “They [were] shrieking for freedom.”
As the war raged on, the Americans sought a national symbol. For six years, the Continental Congress debated the possibilities. Finally, in 1782, one man submitted a drawing of an eagle, describing it as a symbol of “supreme power and authority.” By the end of the year, the eagle was part of the national seal. It was another five years before the eagle was officially adopted as the emblem of the United States.
Centuries ago, the eagle population numbered around 75,000. A combination of hunting and poison from insecticide saw their numbers drop to only about 800 in the 1960s, making it an Endangered Species. Several laws and conservation attempts have replenished the population. In 2007, the bald eagle was removed from the Endangered Species list and is now considered of least concern, a vast improvement in just 40 years.
U.S. #2122a
$10.75 Eagle and Half Moon
Express Mail
Booklet Pane of 3
- Second US Express Mail Stamp
- Most costly US stamp up to that time
Stamp Category: Express Mail
Set: Express Mail
Value: $10.75; covers Express Mail rate
First Day of Issue: April 29, 1985
First Day City: San Francisco, California
Quantity Issued: 2,090,700 Booklet Panes
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Booklet Panes of 3, printed in 78-stamp panes
Type: Type I
Perforations: 10.1
Why the stamp was issued: Due to a 15% rate increase, this stamp was issued to replace the $9.35 Express Mail of 1983. At the time, it was the most expensive stamp ever issued. Intended to cover the postage for the USPS Express Mail Next Day Service, it allowed users to drop Express Mail packages in collection boxes or give them to route carriers. Produced in booklet form, this issue was the first ever available to collectors and postal patrons as singles.
About the stamp design: This stamp’s design was provided by the USPS’s ad agency, Young & Rubicam. The stamp features a similar subject to the first Express Mail stamp. On this stamp, the eagle is facing forward more in front of a half moon.
Special design details: This was the only postal item in 1985 to include a monetary sign. This was in response to a 1984 decision to remove the cents sign from postage, and only include dollar signs.
About the printing process: There are two “types” of this stamp.
US #2122 is the Type I stamp, and has a more washed out appearance, most notable in the black of the eagle’s body and the red background. The denomination also appears grainy.
US #2122b is the Type II stamp, issued on June 19, 1989. This stamp has brighter colors and the denomination is smoother and less grainy.
First Day City: This stamp was issued at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, California, as part of the USPS Postal Forum.
About Express Mail Stamps: Customers paid to have packages shipped quickly long before the post office offered express mail. American Express and Wells Fargo began as express companies that picked up shipments at a business or home and delivered them to the door of the receiver. A tax was paid for this service, and an Express stamp was applied as proof.
The US Postal Service began experimenting with Express Mail in 1970, and by 1977, it was a permanent class of service. This service was available at 3,500 post offices throughout America. By 1983, it had reached the number-three spot in air cargo, behind Federal Express but in front of United Parcel Service. In 1983, the USPS issued its first Express Mail stamp to meet escalating demands for overnight letter service, which experts believed was caused by a lack of consumer confidence in first-class mail.
The new Eagle Express Mail prepay stamp was an improvement on the original service. It could be purchased at any post office and dropped in letterboxes or picked up by mail carriers, making the service accessible to tens of thousands of sites, rather than just the original 3,500.
Click here for more Express and Priority Mail Stamps.
History the stamp represents: For centuries, the eagle has been a symbol of majesty and power. It is no wonder America’s founders chose the eagle as our national symbol.
About 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians portrayed an eagle in flight to show its power. The ancient Romans, Emperor Charlemagne, and Napoleon later followed suit.
An early morning battle at the start of the American Revolution woke sleeping eagles at their nearby nests. The eagles began circling the field and squawking. The patriots believed “They [were] shrieking for freedom.”
As the war raged on, the Americans sought a national symbol. For six years, the Continental Congress debated the possibilities. Finally, in 1782, one man submitted a drawing of an eagle, describing it as a symbol of “supreme power and authority.” By the end of the year, the eagle was part of the national seal. It was another five years before the eagle was officially adopted as the emblem of the United States.
Centuries ago, the eagle population numbered around 75,000. A combination of hunting and poison from insecticide saw their numbers drop to only about 800 in the 1960s, making it an Endangered Species. Several laws and conservation attempts have replenished the population. In 2007, the bald eagle was removed from the Endangered Species list and is now considered of least concern, a vast improvement in just 40 years.