2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Pinback Buttons: Sweet
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US #5922
2024 Sweet – Pinback Buttons
• One of 10 stamps commemorating popular and colorful pinback buttons
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Pinback Buttons
Value: 73¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 15, 2024
First Day City: Hartford, Connecticut
Quantity Issued: 35,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Spot Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the way pinback buttons have been used for decades to send messages, decorate clothing, raise awareness, and more.
About the stamp design: Pictures a typographic design by artist Jeff Rogers featuring the word “Sweet.”
Special design details: The round shape of the stamp, along with its shadowing and reflection effects, gives it the illusion of being three-dimensional.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Great American Stamp Show in Hartford, Connecticut.
About the Pinback Buttons set: Includes 10 stamps with typographic designs by 10 different artists in their own styles, each with a single word as the main element of the design. Artists include: Don Clark (Smile), Tré Seals (Hello!), Jay Fletcher (Peace), Juan Carlos Pagan (Love), Gia Graham (Fun), Jeff Rogers (Sweet), Ryan Feerer (Yes!), Lisa Congdon (Cheers!), DKNG Studios (Kudos!), and Gina Triplett (Happy).
History the stamp represents: A sweet treat like ice cream might seem like a luxury. But during World War II, it was a requirement for America’s fighting forces.
Ice cream was thought to be healthy since it had vitamins, minerals, and protein. Larger Navy ships carried up to 60,000 quarts to keep their troops satisfied. In 1942, the USS Lexington was torpedoed and began sinking. Before abandoning ship, the sailors raided the freezers to save the ice cream. That inspired the Navy to spend $1 million on a floating ice cream factory. This barge could produce ten gallons of ice cream in seven minutes and store up to 2,000 gallons. It provided ice cream to smaller ships that didn’t have the space.
There was another way for smaller ships to get ice cream – rescuing downed pilots. Aircraft carriers were too large to rescue pilots from the water themselves. So they offered smaller ships a 25-gallon ice cream reward for returning pilots rescued from the sea.
Meanwhile, the Army built small factories near the front lines that sent ice cream to soldiers in their foxholes. The Army Air Forces and Marines found an ingenious way to make ice cream at high altitudes. They attached ammo cans to the outside of the plane where it was cold enough to freeze. Add the engine’s vibration, and the result was a sweet, creamy treat for the hard-working crew.
US #5922
2024 Sweet – Pinback Buttons
• One of 10 stamps commemorating popular and colorful pinback buttons
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Pinback Buttons
Value: 73¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 15, 2024
First Day City: Hartford, Connecticut
Quantity Issued: 35,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Spot Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the way pinback buttons have been used for decades to send messages, decorate clothing, raise awareness, and more.
About the stamp design: Pictures a typographic design by artist Jeff Rogers featuring the word “Sweet.”
Special design details: The round shape of the stamp, along with its shadowing and reflection effects, gives it the illusion of being three-dimensional.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Great American Stamp Show in Hartford, Connecticut.
About the Pinback Buttons set: Includes 10 stamps with typographic designs by 10 different artists in their own styles, each with a single word as the main element of the design. Artists include: Don Clark (Smile), Tré Seals (Hello!), Jay Fletcher (Peace), Juan Carlos Pagan (Love), Gia Graham (Fun), Jeff Rogers (Sweet), Ryan Feerer (Yes!), Lisa Congdon (Cheers!), DKNG Studios (Kudos!), and Gina Triplett (Happy).
History the stamp represents: A sweet treat like ice cream might seem like a luxury. But during World War II, it was a requirement for America’s fighting forces.
Ice cream was thought to be healthy since it had vitamins, minerals, and protein. Larger Navy ships carried up to 60,000 quarts to keep their troops satisfied. In 1942, the USS Lexington was torpedoed and began sinking. Before abandoning ship, the sailors raided the freezers to save the ice cream. That inspired the Navy to spend $1 million on a floating ice cream factory. This barge could produce ten gallons of ice cream in seven minutes and store up to 2,000 gallons. It provided ice cream to smaller ships that didn’t have the space.
There was another way for smaller ships to get ice cream – rescuing downed pilots. Aircraft carriers were too large to rescue pilots from the water themselves. So they offered smaller ships a 25-gallon ice cream reward for returning pilots rescued from the sea.
Meanwhile, the Army built small factories near the front lines that sent ice cream to soldiers in their foxholes. The Army Air Forces and Marines found an ingenious way to make ice cream at high altitudes. They attached ammo cans to the outside of the plane where it was cold enough to freeze. Add the engine’s vibration, and the result was a sweet, creamy treat for the hard-working crew.