2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Carnival Nights: Scenes from Fair From Afar, Photograph by Timothy Hughes
# 5860 - 2024 First-Class Forever Stamp - Carnival Nights: Scenes from Fair From Afar, Photograph by Timothy Hughes
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US #5860
2024 Gondala Wheel, Wave Swinger, and Midway Food and Game Booths – Carnival Nights
• One of 10 Carnival Nights stamps celebrating the bright, colorful lights and fun rides at America’s beloved carnivals
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Carnival Nights
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 6, 2024
First Day City: Biloxi, Mississippi
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate America’s enjoyment of summer carnivals and their iconic lights and amusement rides.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a gondola wheel, wave swinger, and midway food and game booths at night by Timothy Hughes.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the South Mississippi Summer Fair in Biloxi, Mississippi.
About the Carnival Nights set: Includes 10 stamps picturing different photographs of carnival rides lit up in a rainbow of colors.
History the stamp represents: Many carnivals have carried on traditions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but some have fallen out of popularity. For example, sideshows are not seen as often at modern-day carnivals and fairs.
A sideshow is an attraction outside of the main thoroughfare of a carnival. In the past, it usually fell into one of four categories: the Ten-in-One, Single-O, Museum Show, or Girl Show. The Ten-in-one is what most people think of when they hear “sideshow.” It is 10 acts in a row usually including “human oddities” (people born with deformities or who have altered their appearance in some extraordinary way). However, the Ten-in-One also featured acts such as magic shows, risky stunts, or other similar forms of entertainment.
While some of the types of performances have changed, the idea of having different acts to entertain visitors is still a regular feature at some carnivals. For example, as automotive technology has advanced, audiences have enjoyed watching motorcyclists seemingly defy gravity by driving around the inside of a spherical steel cage. Watching a motorcycle drive upside down for the first time certainly makes for a memorable trip to the carnival!
US #5860
2024 Gondala Wheel, Wave Swinger, and Midway Food and Game Booths – Carnival Nights
• One of 10 Carnival Nights stamps celebrating the bright, colorful lights and fun rides at America’s beloved carnivals
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Carnival Nights
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 6, 2024
First Day City: Biloxi, Mississippi
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate America’s enjoyment of summer carnivals and their iconic lights and amusement rides.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a gondola wheel, wave swinger, and midway food and game booths at night by Timothy Hughes.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the South Mississippi Summer Fair in Biloxi, Mississippi.
About the Carnival Nights set: Includes 10 stamps picturing different photographs of carnival rides lit up in a rainbow of colors.
History the stamp represents: Many carnivals have carried on traditions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but some have fallen out of popularity. For example, sideshows are not seen as often at modern-day carnivals and fairs.
A sideshow is an attraction outside of the main thoroughfare of a carnival. In the past, it usually fell into one of four categories: the Ten-in-One, Single-O, Museum Show, or Girl Show. The Ten-in-one is what most people think of when they hear “sideshow.” It is 10 acts in a row usually including “human oddities” (people born with deformities or who have altered their appearance in some extraordinary way). However, the Ten-in-One also featured acts such as magic shows, risky stunts, or other similar forms of entertainment.
While some of the types of performances have changed, the idea of having different acts to entertain visitors is still a regular feature at some carnivals. For example, as automotive technology has advanced, audiences have enjoyed watching motorcyclists seemingly defy gravity by driving around the inside of a spherical steel cage. Watching a motorcycle drive upside down for the first time certainly makes for a memorable trip to the carnival!