1983 1c Transportation Series: Omnibus, 1880s
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U.S. #1897
1983 1¢ Omnibus, 1880s
Transportation Series
- 11th stamp in the Transportation Series
- Pictures a NYC-based horse-drawn omnibus
- Issued as a change-maker to make up postage rates
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: Transportation
Value: 1¢; change-maker
First Day of Issue: August 19, 1983
First Day City: Arlington, Virginia
Quantity Issued: 77,500,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Format: Coils of 500 and 3,000
Perforations: 10 Vertical
Color: Violet
Why the stamp was issued: As a change-maker to be sold in vending machines.
About the stamp design: This stamp was designed by David Stone, who based his artwork on a number of photos of New York City omnibuses. The omnibus on the stamp has wording on it that reads, “Broadway to 23. St., Wall St. Ferry, Madison Av.” – a line that operated in Manhattan in the 1880s.
Special design details: In 1986, the Omnibus stamp was re-engraved. It had been printed on the Cottrell press, which was no longer in use. When more 1¢ stamps were needed, the design had to be re-engraved for the newer presses. US #2225 has several small differences from the original stamp. It has a larger numeral "1", while the central design was made 1 mm smaller. The "USA" came after the value instead of preceding it, and the cent mark entirely disappeared.
First Day City: The First Day ceremony for this stamp was held at the American First Day Cover Society Convention in Arlington, Virginia.
Unusual fact about this stamp: Error stamps exist imperforate and also miscut so that the left front wheel touches the bottom of the stamp.
About the Transportation Series: On May 18, 1981, the USPS issued the first stamp in the Transportation Series, US #1907, picturing the Surrey, a doorless four-wheeled carriage. For the first time in US history, a coil stamp featured its own unique design rather than simply copying that of the current definitive stamp. Over 50 more coil stamps would be issued over the course of the next 15 years, each picturing a different mode of transportation. All of these types of transportation were used since American independence.
The various denominations provided face values to exactly match the rates for several categories of Third-Class mail (bulk rate and quantity-discounted mail). As the rates changed, new stamps with new values were added. Never before had a stamp series included so many fractional cent values.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed most of the stamps in the Transportation Series, although private contractors printed a few. All but a few of the later stamps were produced by engraved intaglio. Differences in precancels, tagging, paper and gum provide a large number of varieties.
Scott Catalog separates the Transportation stamps into four groups. The stamps in the first group (#1897-1908) generally have the denomination in small type with a “c” next to it. These stamps were printed on the Cottrell rotary press, which joined together two plates to make a sleeve. The gaps between these plates created depressions where ink would collect and create joint lines on the stamps. Later issues were printed on a different press and didn’t have these joint lines.
The second group (#2123-36) had larger numbers with no “c.” The third group (#2252-66) was similar in appearance to the second group, but service inscriptions were added to the designs. These stamps also used a variety of paper and gum as well as different types of tagging. The fourth group (#2451-68) marked the end of fractional values. Now bulk mailers would use either the 5¢ or 10¢ stamp and then pay the difference from the actual postage rate.
The last stamp in the Transportation Series, the 20¢ Cog Railway, was issued on June 9, 1995, at the TEXPEX ’95 stamp show in Dallas, Texas. This marked the end of the largest US definitive series up to that time. Three new series would eventually replace it – American Transportation, American Culture, and American Scenes. Additionally, the Great Americans would go on to become the largest American definitive series.
History the stamp represents: A forerunner of today’s buses, the omnibus was used in US cities during the late 1800s for public mass transportation. These large, horse drawn wagons were developed in Paris and were used throughout France as early as the 1830s.
U.S. #1897
1983 1¢ Omnibus, 1880s
Transportation Series
- 11th stamp in the Transportation Series
- Pictures a NYC-based horse-drawn omnibus
- Issued as a change-maker to make up postage rates
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: Transportation
Value: 1¢; change-maker
First Day of Issue: August 19, 1983
First Day City: Arlington, Virginia
Quantity Issued: 77,500,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Format: Coils of 500 and 3,000
Perforations: 10 Vertical
Color: Violet
Why the stamp was issued: As a change-maker to be sold in vending machines.
About the stamp design: This stamp was designed by David Stone, who based his artwork on a number of photos of New York City omnibuses. The omnibus on the stamp has wording on it that reads, “Broadway to 23. St., Wall St. Ferry, Madison Av.” – a line that operated in Manhattan in the 1880s.
Special design details: In 1986, the Omnibus stamp was re-engraved. It had been printed on the Cottrell press, which was no longer in use. When more 1¢ stamps were needed, the design had to be re-engraved for the newer presses. US #2225 has several small differences from the original stamp. It has a larger numeral "1", while the central design was made 1 mm smaller. The "USA" came after the value instead of preceding it, and the cent mark entirely disappeared.
First Day City: The First Day ceremony for this stamp was held at the American First Day Cover Society Convention in Arlington, Virginia.
Unusual fact about this stamp: Error stamps exist imperforate and also miscut so that the left front wheel touches the bottom of the stamp.
About the Transportation Series: On May 18, 1981, the USPS issued the first stamp in the Transportation Series, US #1907, picturing the Surrey, a doorless four-wheeled carriage. For the first time in US history, a coil stamp featured its own unique design rather than simply copying that of the current definitive stamp. Over 50 more coil stamps would be issued over the course of the next 15 years, each picturing a different mode of transportation. All of these types of transportation were used since American independence.
The various denominations provided face values to exactly match the rates for several categories of Third-Class mail (bulk rate and quantity-discounted mail). As the rates changed, new stamps with new values were added. Never before had a stamp series included so many fractional cent values.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed most of the stamps in the Transportation Series, although private contractors printed a few. All but a few of the later stamps were produced by engraved intaglio. Differences in precancels, tagging, paper and gum provide a large number of varieties.
Scott Catalog separates the Transportation stamps into four groups. The stamps in the first group (#1897-1908) generally have the denomination in small type with a “c” next to it. These stamps were printed on the Cottrell rotary press, which joined together two plates to make a sleeve. The gaps between these plates created depressions where ink would collect and create joint lines on the stamps. Later issues were printed on a different press and didn’t have these joint lines.
The second group (#2123-36) had larger numbers with no “c.” The third group (#2252-66) was similar in appearance to the second group, but service inscriptions were added to the designs. These stamps also used a variety of paper and gum as well as different types of tagging. The fourth group (#2451-68) marked the end of fractional values. Now bulk mailers would use either the 5¢ or 10¢ stamp and then pay the difference from the actual postage rate.
The last stamp in the Transportation Series, the 20¢ Cog Railway, was issued on June 9, 1995, at the TEXPEX ’95 stamp show in Dallas, Texas. This marked the end of the largest US definitive series up to that time. Three new series would eventually replace it – American Transportation, American Culture, and American Scenes. Additionally, the Great Americans would go on to become the largest American definitive series.
History the stamp represents: A forerunner of today’s buses, the omnibus was used in US cities during the late 1800s for public mass transportation. These large, horse drawn wagons were developed in Paris and were used throughout France as early as the 1830s.