# 2410 FDC - 1989 25c World Stamp Expo '89
25¢ World Stamp Expo
City: New York, NY
Quantity: 103,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Grayish brown, black and carmine rose
World Stamp Show ’89
The 1989 World Stamp Show marked a significant first. It was the first international stamp show ever sponsored by the US Postal Service.
The show began at 9:45 am on November 17, 1989, when Vice President Dan Quayle joined in the official opening ceremonies at the Washington Convention Center. One of the most memorable stamp issues from the show was issued on opening day. That was US #2433. It was issued imperforate, making it the first imperforate souvenir sheet since the SIPEX sheet of 1966.
The sheet featured four individual stamps – a reproduction of the original 90¢ Abraham Lincoln stamp of 1869 and three trial color proof combinations, which had been issued for the International Cotton Exposition in 1881. Held in Atlanta, Georgia, October 5 to December 31, 1881, this exposition was the first world’s fair to be held in the South.
World Stamp Show ’89 ran for 14 days over a 17-day period, until December 3.
See more postcards issued at the show below:
25¢ World Stamp Expo
City: New York, NY
Quantity: 103,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Grayish brown, black and carmine rose
World Stamp Show ’89
The 1989 World Stamp Show marked a significant first. It was the first international stamp show ever sponsored by the US Postal Service.
The show began at 9:45 am on November 17, 1989, when Vice President Dan Quayle joined in the official opening ceremonies at the Washington Convention Center. One of the most memorable stamp issues from the show was issued on opening day. That was US #2433. It was issued imperforate, making it the first imperforate souvenir sheet since the SIPEX sheet of 1966.
The sheet featured four individual stamps – a reproduction of the original 90¢ Abraham Lincoln stamp of 1869 and three trial color proof combinations, which had been issued for the International Cotton Exposition in 1881. Held in Atlanta, Georgia, October 5 to December 31, 1881, this exposition was the first world’s fair to be held in the South.
World Stamp Show ’89 ran for 14 days over a 17-day period, until December 3.
See more postcards issued at the show below: