1992 45c Pumpkinseed Sunfish

# 2481 - 1992 45c Pumpkinseed Sunfish

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US #2481
1992 Pumpkinseed Sunfish

  • Part of Flora and Fauna Series
  • Paid second 1/2 -ounce rate for international mail

Category of Stamp:  Definitive
Set: 
Flora and Fauna
Value: 
45¢
First Day of Issue: 
December 2, 1992
First Day City:  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 
150,000,000
Printed by: 
Stamp Venturers
Printing Method/Format: 
Offset and intaglio printing, panes of 100  
Perforations: 
11

Reason the stamp was issued:  This stamp replaced the Harvey Cushing, MD stamp from the Great Americans series.  It paid the second ½-ounce rate for international mail, as well as the 1-ounce rate to Mexico.

About the stamp design:  The artwork for the Pumpkinseed Sunfish was created by Michael Matherly, who was also the talent behind the 1¢ American Kestrel and 3¢ Bluebird stamps.

About the printing process:  The basic design for this stamp was printed by offset, while the “USA” and denomination were added with the intaglio process.

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue ceremony for the Pumpkinseed Sunfish stamp took place at the National Aquarium in Washington, DC.  The stamp design had been revealed at the same location over a year before the stamp was released.

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US #2481
1992 Pumpkinseed Sunfish

  • Part of Flora and Fauna Series
  • Paid second 1/2 -ounce rate for international mail

Category of Stamp:  Definitive
Set: 
Flora and Fauna
Value: 
45¢
First Day of Issue: 
December 2, 1992
First Day City:  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 
150,000,000
Printed by: 
Stamp Venturers
Printing Method/Format: 
Offset and intaglio printing, panes of 100  
Perforations: 
11

Reason the stamp was issued:  This stamp replaced the Harvey Cushing, MD stamp from the Great Americans series.  It paid the second ½-ounce rate for international mail, as well as the 1-ounce rate to Mexico.

About the stamp design:  The artwork for the Pumpkinseed Sunfish was created by Michael Matherly, who was also the talent behind the 1¢ American Kestrel and 3¢ Bluebird stamps.

About the printing process:  The basic design for this stamp was printed by offset, while the “USA” and denomination were added with the intaglio process.

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue ceremony for the Pumpkinseed Sunfish stamp took place at the National Aquarium in Washington, DC.  The stamp design had been revealed at the same location over a year before the stamp was released.