1983 20c Street Cars: Early Electric, 1886
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U.S. #2060
1983 20¢ Early Electric Streetcar
Streetcars
- Issued for the 151st anniversary of the world’s first streetcar system
- Depicts the Capital City Street Railway in Montgomery, Alabama
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Streetcars
Value: 20¢, first-class rate
First Day of Issue: October 8, 1983
First Day City: Kennebunkport, Maine
Quantity Issued: 51,931,250
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure and engraved
Format: Panes of 50 in sheets of 200
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 151st anniversary of the first streetcar system in the world.
About the stamp design: The block of four Streetcar stamps were the first stamps designed by Richard Leech. He based his artwork on photographs of old trolleys as well as examples on display in museums.
First Day City: The Streetcar stamp designs were initially unveiled on May 6 in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, which was the last city to operate a horsedrawn trolley. The First Day ceremony was held at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, which houses over 100 streetcars, several of which are still functional.
Unusual fact about this stamp: Streetcar error stamps exist with the black ink missing or dramatically shifted.
About the Streetcar Stamps: A group of streetcar enthusiasts were the driving force behind the 1983 Streetcar stamps. The group’s leader was also a stamp collector, Robert Everett Jr. In 1974, Everett started creating his own streetcar cachets and sending them to towns and cities that offered special trolley car pictorial cancels. Then in 1979, Everett suggested that the USPS issue stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first horsedrawn car on rails in the world, which occurred on November 14, 1832, in New York City. Others joined in his call in both non-stamp and philatelic publications. Having received no announcements by September 1982, Everett’s group suspected there would be no stamps. But then on October 1, they learned that the USPS requested images of the 1926 Sulphur Rock mule car. An official postal release a month later announced the block of stamps would be released in the fall of 1983, marking the 151st anniversary.
History the stamp represents: On April 15, 1886, the Capital City Street Railway opened in Montgomery, Alabama. Also known as the Lightning Route, the streetcar system was designed by Charles Joseph Van Depoele. The city’s existing horse-drawn system was converted to operate electric streetcars, which could travel up to six miles per hour. With the introduction of the streetcar system, people were able to move away from the city center, leading to the development of suburbs. The 15-mile Lightning Route remained in operation for exactly 50 years, closing on April 15, 1936. It was replaced by buses. Today, Union Station is preserved as a historic landmark and a pre-1900 street car is on display nearby.
U.S. #2060
1983 20¢ Early Electric Streetcar
Streetcars
- Issued for the 151st anniversary of the world’s first streetcar system
- Depicts the Capital City Street Railway in Montgomery, Alabama
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Streetcars
Value: 20¢, first-class rate
First Day of Issue: October 8, 1983
First Day City: Kennebunkport, Maine
Quantity Issued: 51,931,250
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure and engraved
Format: Panes of 50 in sheets of 200
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 151st anniversary of the first streetcar system in the world.
About the stamp design: The block of four Streetcar stamps were the first stamps designed by Richard Leech. He based his artwork on photographs of old trolleys as well as examples on display in museums.
First Day City: The Streetcar stamp designs were initially unveiled on May 6 in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, which was the last city to operate a horsedrawn trolley. The First Day ceremony was held at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, which houses over 100 streetcars, several of which are still functional.
Unusual fact about this stamp: Streetcar error stamps exist with the black ink missing or dramatically shifted.
About the Streetcar Stamps: A group of streetcar enthusiasts were the driving force behind the 1983 Streetcar stamps. The group’s leader was also a stamp collector, Robert Everett Jr. In 1974, Everett started creating his own streetcar cachets and sending them to towns and cities that offered special trolley car pictorial cancels. Then in 1979, Everett suggested that the USPS issue stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first horsedrawn car on rails in the world, which occurred on November 14, 1832, in New York City. Others joined in his call in both non-stamp and philatelic publications. Having received no announcements by September 1982, Everett’s group suspected there would be no stamps. But then on October 1, they learned that the USPS requested images of the 1926 Sulphur Rock mule car. An official postal release a month later announced the block of stamps would be released in the fall of 1983, marking the 151st anniversary.
History the stamp represents: On April 15, 1886, the Capital City Street Railway opened in Montgomery, Alabama. Also known as the Lightning Route, the streetcar system was designed by Charles Joseph Van Depoele. The city’s existing horse-drawn system was converted to operate electric streetcars, which could travel up to six miles per hour. With the introduction of the streetcar system, people were able to move away from the city center, leading to the development of suburbs. The 15-mile Lightning Route remained in operation for exactly 50 years, closing on April 15, 1936. It was replaced by buses. Today, Union Station is preserved as a historic landmark and a pre-1900 street car is on display nearby.