1986 22c Arctic Explorers: Elisha Kent Kane
# 2220 FDC - 1986 22c Arctic Explorers: Elisha Kent Kane
$2.00 - $3.20
U.S. #2220
22¢ Elisha Kent Kane
Polar Explorers
22¢ Elisha Kent Kane
Polar Explorers
Issue Date: May 28, 1986
City: North Pole, AK
Quantity: 5,825,050
Printed By: American Bank Note Co
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
City: North Pole, AK
Quantity: 5,825,050
Printed By: American Bank Note Co
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
This stamp is part of a block of four issued to honor a number of men who played key roles in discovering and unlocking the North Pole.
Elisha Kent Kane sailed his tiny ship Advance northward – perhaps close enough to see the North Pole itself. His stamp shows his ship sinking, after being damaged by ice floes.
U.S. #2220
22¢ Elisha Kent Kane
Polar Explorers
22¢ Elisha Kent Kane
Polar Explorers
Issue Date: May 28, 1986
City: North Pole, AK
Quantity: 5,825,050
Printed By: American Bank Note Co
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
City: North Pole, AK
Quantity: 5,825,050
Printed By: American Bank Note Co
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
This stamp is part of a block of four issued to honor a number of men who played key roles in discovering and unlocking the North Pole.
Elisha Kent Kane sailed his tiny ship Advance northward – perhaps close enough to see the North Pole itself. His stamp shows his ship sinking, after being damaged by ice floes.