2020 First-Class Forever Stamps,Winter Scenes: Red Barn with Wreath
# 5535 - 2020 First-Class Forever Stamps - Winter Scenes: Red Barn with Wreath
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US #5535
2020 Red Barn with Wreath – Winter Scenes
- One of 10 stamps picturing snowy scenes showing off just how beautiful winter can be
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Winter Scenes
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: October 16, 2020
First Day City: Winter Park, Florida
Quantity Issued: 400,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To remember the beauty of a big red barn in a snowy landscape.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a red barn with a wreath on the front and a large evergreen tree in the foreground.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic with a First Day of Issue postmark from Winter Park, Florida.
About the Winter Scenes set: A set of 10 stamp designs picturing different photographs of animals, buildings, and landscapes in winter. Meant as reminders that winter isn’t all cold and snow, it has moments of real beauty, too.
History the stamp represents: When driving through the countryside, there are plenty of beautiful old barns to be found. Many of these are painted red and white, a classic color combination dating back hundreds of years.
Back when many classic barns were built, there were few options for protecting the wood against the elements. And any available paint was often quite expensive. This led many farmers to seal their barns with linseed oil, a fairly cheap choice as it is made form the easy-to-grow flax plant. To make the oil even more effective at preserving the wood, rust (iron oxide) was often added. Rust was never in short supply around a farm, and adding it to linseed oil was an effective way of preventing moss and fungi from damaging wood.
The rust in the linseed oil tinted the sealant a rich red color, and soon barns across the country were sporting the color. While modern paint eventually became widespread, many people continue to paint their barns red in accordance with tradition. Beginning in the 2010s, many couples chose to get married in such barns due to the rustic and elegant interiors and striking exteriors.
Whether spring, summer, fall, or winter, the countryside is always beautiful. And that beauty is only made stronger by the old barns along the way.
US #5535
2020 Red Barn with Wreath – Winter Scenes
- One of 10 stamps picturing snowy scenes showing off just how beautiful winter can be
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Winter Scenes
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: October 16, 2020
First Day City: Winter Park, Florida
Quantity Issued: 400,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To remember the beauty of a big red barn in a snowy landscape.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a red barn with a wreath on the front and a large evergreen tree in the foreground.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic with a First Day of Issue postmark from Winter Park, Florida.
About the Winter Scenes set: A set of 10 stamp designs picturing different photographs of animals, buildings, and landscapes in winter. Meant as reminders that winter isn’t all cold and snow, it has moments of real beauty, too.
History the stamp represents: When driving through the countryside, there are plenty of beautiful old barns to be found. Many of these are painted red and white, a classic color combination dating back hundreds of years.
Back when many classic barns were built, there were few options for protecting the wood against the elements. And any available paint was often quite expensive. This led many farmers to seal their barns with linseed oil, a fairly cheap choice as it is made form the easy-to-grow flax plant. To make the oil even more effective at preserving the wood, rust (iron oxide) was often added. Rust was never in short supply around a farm, and adding it to linseed oil was an effective way of preventing moss and fungi from damaging wood.
The rust in the linseed oil tinted the sealant a rich red color, and soon barns across the country were sporting the color. While modern paint eventually became widespread, many people continue to paint their barns red in accordance with tradition. Beginning in the 2010s, many couples chose to get married in such barns due to the rustic and elegant interiors and striking exteriors.
Whether spring, summer, fall, or winter, the countryside is always beautiful. And that beauty is only made stronger by the old barns along the way.