2017 First-Class Forever Stamp,WPA Posters: Hiking
# 5189 - 2017 First-Class Forever Stamp - WPA Posters: Hiking
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US #5189
2017 Hiking – WPA Posters
- Pictures famous Workers Projects Administration (WPA) poster
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: WPA Posters
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 7, 2017
First Day City: Hyde Park, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-Sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, overall
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the Workers Projects Administration (WPA) and its many accomplishments.
About the stamp design: Pictures the “Hiking” WPA poster from the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Designed by Maribel O. Gray in collaboration with art director Antonio Alcalá. The poster was created to support the ideas of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
About the WPA Posters set: Includes 10 different stamp designs picturing different WPA posters from the era of FDR’s New Deal. Issued to celebrate the Workers Projects Administration and its contributions to the economy and American culture.
History the stamps represent: One of the most far-reaching projects of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It gave three million men jobs that improved infrastructure and natural resources.
The CCC was open to unemployed, unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 23 (later 17 and 28). They received shelter, clothing, food, and about $30 a month in payment. They also benefited from improved physical condition from the hard labor as well as increased morale.
During their nine years of service, the CCC planted nearly three billion trees, improved 125,000 miles of roads, and built 13,000 miles of trails. They also constructed facilities in national, state, and city parks and improved forest firefighting methods. Soon, every state had multiple state and city parks that were expanded by the CCC.
To promote all the improvements made by the CCC, the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Agency created posters of these fun outdoor activities – and the public loved them. Participation in open-air activities soared, with more and more Americans than ever visiting parks, hiking trails, and enjoying the great outdoors. Not only had our young men found employment, but they improved our communities as well.
US #5189
2017 Hiking – WPA Posters
- Pictures famous Workers Projects Administration (WPA) poster
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: WPA Posters
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 7, 2017
First Day City: Hyde Park, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-Sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, overall
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the Workers Projects Administration (WPA) and its many accomplishments.
About the stamp design: Pictures the “Hiking” WPA poster from the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Designed by Maribel O. Gray in collaboration with art director Antonio Alcalá. The poster was created to support the ideas of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
About the WPA Posters set: Includes 10 different stamp designs picturing different WPA posters from the era of FDR’s New Deal. Issued to celebrate the Workers Projects Administration and its contributions to the economy and American culture.
History the stamps represent: One of the most far-reaching projects of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It gave three million men jobs that improved infrastructure and natural resources.
The CCC was open to unemployed, unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 23 (later 17 and 28). They received shelter, clothing, food, and about $30 a month in payment. They also benefited from improved physical condition from the hard labor as well as increased morale.
During their nine years of service, the CCC planted nearly three billion trees, improved 125,000 miles of roads, and built 13,000 miles of trails. They also constructed facilities in national, state, and city parks and improved forest firefighting methods. Soon, every state had multiple state and city parks that were expanded by the CCC.
To promote all the improvements made by the CCC, the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Agency created posters of these fun outdoor activities – and the public loved them. Participation in open-air activities soared, with more and more Americans than ever visiting parks, hiking trails, and enjoying the great outdoors. Not only had our young men found employment, but they improved our communities as well.