1967 5c Thomas Eakins

Issue Date:  November 2, 1967

City:  Washington, D.C.

Quantity:  113,825,000

Printed By:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method:  Photogravure

Perforations:  12

Color:  Gold and multicolored

Honored on U.S. #1335 is American Painter Thomas Eakins, who portrayed scenes of canvas with photographic brilliance.  This issue pictures "The Biglin Brothers Racing"  which hangs in the National Gallery of Art.