#2700-03 – 1992 29c Minerals

Condition
Price
Qty
- Mint Stamp(s)
Ships in 1-3 business days.i$5.95
$5.95
- Used Single Stamp(s)
Ships in 1-3 business days.i$0.80
$0.80
9 More - Click Here
Mounts - Click Here
Condition
Price
Qty
- MM644215x46mm 15 Horizontal Strip Black Split-Back Mounts
Ships in 1-3 business days.i$8.25
$8.25
- MM657240x85mm 10 Horizontal Black Split-Back Mounts
Ships in 1-3 business days.i$9.50
$9.50
- MM50636x46mm 50 Vertical Black Split-Back Mounts
Ships in 1-3 business days.i$3.50
$3.50
- MM612268x85mm 5 Vertical Black Split-Back Mounts
Ships in 1-3 business days.i$2.50
$2.50

US#2700-03
1992 Minerals 

  • Stamps picture four minerals from the Smithsonian Institution’s collection

Stamp Category:  Commemorative
Value:  29¢, First Class Mail rate
First Day of Issue:  September 17, 1992
First Day City:  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued:  147,324,000
Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method:  Offset lithographed, engraved
Format:  Panes of 40
Perforations:  11

 

About the stamp design:  The images on the Minerals stamps were created by Leonard Buckley, a designer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  The minerals were photographed by a Smithsonian photographer.  The minerals Buckley chose to feature are Azurite, copper, Variscite, and Wulfenite. 

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.  Lillian Turner, who had pushed for stamps showing minerals, was an honored guest.

Unusual fact about this stamp:  Lillian Turner was the driving force behind these stamps as well as the 1974 Mineral Heritage stamps (#1538-41).  She hoped the stamps would publicize the new Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian.

History the stamps represent: Four minerals - azurite, copper, variscite, and wulfenite - were featured on this set of stamps.

Azurite, named so because of its beautiful azure-blue color, and variscite, a semi-precious gemstone, are chiefly used in jewelry and other ornamental pieces.
Copper has been one of man’s most useful metals for almost 5,000 years.  In ancient times, the chief source of copper was found on the island of Cyprus, and it came to be known as Cyprian metal.  Today, our name and symbol (Cu) for copper come from the word “cuprum” – the Roman name for Cyprian metal.

Variscite is a rare mineral formed when water rich in phosphate reacts with aluminum rich rocks.  It was first discovered in 1837 near a German town then known as Variscia.  Its color is similar to turquoise, though usually greener.  Variscite has been found in the Western US, including in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming.
Wulfenite is found in great quantities near Eastern Europe and South America. This yellow-orange mineral forms a crystallized structure, giving it a jagged appearance.

Read More - Click Here


US#2700-03
1992 Minerals 

  • Stamps picture four minerals from the Smithsonian Institution’s collection

Stamp Category:  Commemorative
Value:  29¢, First Class Mail rate
First Day of Issue:  September 17, 1992
First Day City:  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued:  147,324,000
Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method:  Offset lithographed, engraved
Format:  Panes of 40
Perforations:  11

 

About the stamp design:  The images on the Minerals stamps were created by Leonard Buckley, a designer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  The minerals were photographed by a Smithsonian photographer.  The minerals Buckley chose to feature are Azurite, copper, Variscite, and Wulfenite. 

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.  Lillian Turner, who had pushed for stamps showing minerals, was an honored guest.

Unusual fact about this stamp:  Lillian Turner was the driving force behind these stamps as well as the 1974 Mineral Heritage stamps (#1538-41).  She hoped the stamps would publicize the new Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian.

History the stamps represent: Four minerals - azurite, copper, variscite, and wulfenite - were featured on this set of stamps.

Azurite, named so because of its beautiful azure-blue color, and variscite, a semi-precious gemstone, are chiefly used in jewelry and other ornamental pieces.
Copper has been one of man’s most useful metals for almost 5,000 years.  In ancient times, the chief source of copper was found on the island of Cyprus, and it came to be known as Cyprian metal.  Today, our name and symbol (Cu) for copper come from the word “cuprum” – the Roman name for Cyprian metal.

Variscite is a rare mineral formed when water rich in phosphate reacts with aluminum rich rocks.  It was first discovered in 1837 near a German town then known as Variscia.  Its color is similar to turquoise, though usually greener.  Variscite has been found in the Western US, including in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming.
Wulfenite is found in great quantities near Eastern Europe and South America. This yellow-orange mineral forms a crystallized structure, giving it a jagged appearance.