1990 25c Idaho Statehood
# 2439 FDC - 1990 25c Idaho Statehood
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US #2439
1990 Idaho Statehood
- First Day Cover
- Honors the centennial of Idaho’s statehood.
- First commemorative stamp issued in 1990
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Value: 25¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: January 6, 1990
First Day City: Boise, Idaho
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 50 from printing cylinders of 200
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: The Idaho stamp was issued in honor of the 100th anniversary of the state joining the Union.
About the stamp design: In 1987, the Idaho Statehood Centennial Commission sent a proposal to the US Postal Service for a block of four stamps honoring the state’s 100th anniversary. Though a set of four wasn’t considered, one of the sketches was used as inspiration for the Idaho Statehood stamp.
Idaho artist, John Dawson, adapted an image of a mountain bluebird, Idaho’s state bird, for his stamp design. In Dawson’s version, the bird is perched on a fencepost with the Sawtooth Mountains in the background. His finished painting was done in acrylics.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Capitol in Boise, Idaho. The state’s governor and a member of the Idaho Centennial Commission were speakers.
History the stamp represents: Native Americans lived in the region that became Idaho for thousands of years before people of European descent settled there. Fur traders were some of the first settlers to move into the area. Missionaries to the Indians followed. At the time, the area was part of Oregon Country. Thousands of pioneers passed through here on the Oregon Trail. In 1860, gold was found in Idaho, and many minors came to seek their fortune.
In the following years, immigrants from around the world settled in Idaho. In 1863, President Lincoln signed a bill creating the Idaho Territory. At the time, this land included much of the present-day states of Montana and Wyoming, in addition to Idaho. After its borders were reduced to their present size, a constitutional convention was held in 1889. Voters in the state approved the constitution in November of that year.
Idaho joined the union on July 3, 1890, the 43rd state to do so. The modern state of Idaho is within the Rocky Mountains. It borders the states of Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana as well as the Canadian Province of British Columbia. Idaho’s state capitol and largest city is Boise. Although the state is the 14th largest in the US, it has the 39th largest population with just under 2 million residents in 2023.
US #2439
1990 Idaho Statehood
- First Day Cover
- Honors the centennial of Idaho’s statehood.
- First commemorative stamp issued in 1990
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Value: 25¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: January 6, 1990
First Day City: Boise, Idaho
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 50 from printing cylinders of 200
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: The Idaho stamp was issued in honor of the 100th anniversary of the state joining the Union.
About the stamp design: In 1987, the Idaho Statehood Centennial Commission sent a proposal to the US Postal Service for a block of four stamps honoring the state’s 100th anniversary. Though a set of four wasn’t considered, one of the sketches was used as inspiration for the Idaho Statehood stamp.
Idaho artist, John Dawson, adapted an image of a mountain bluebird, Idaho’s state bird, for his stamp design. In Dawson’s version, the bird is perched on a fencepost with the Sawtooth Mountains in the background. His finished painting was done in acrylics.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Capitol in Boise, Idaho. The state’s governor and a member of the Idaho Centennial Commission were speakers.
History the stamp represents: Native Americans lived in the region that became Idaho for thousands of years before people of European descent settled there. Fur traders were some of the first settlers to move into the area. Missionaries to the Indians followed. At the time, the area was part of Oregon Country. Thousands of pioneers passed through here on the Oregon Trail. In 1860, gold was found in Idaho, and many minors came to seek their fortune.
In the following years, immigrants from around the world settled in Idaho. In 1863, President Lincoln signed a bill creating the Idaho Territory. At the time, this land included much of the present-day states of Montana and Wyoming, in addition to Idaho. After its borders were reduced to their present size, a constitutional convention was held in 1889. Voters in the state approved the constitution in November of that year.
Idaho joined the union on July 3, 1890, the 43rd state to do so. The modern state of Idaho is within the Rocky Mountains. It borders the states of Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana as well as the Canadian Province of British Columbia. Idaho’s state capitol and largest city is Boise. Although the state is the 14th largest in the US, it has the 39th largest population with just under 2 million residents in 2023.