1990 5c Transportation Series: Circus Wagon 1900s (cream background)
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US #2452
1990 Circus Wagon
- Second Transportation Series stamp issued in 1990
- Third stamp in series with 5¢ denomination
- First in series to have denomination expressed with “0” to the left of the value
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Transportation Series
Value: 5¢
First Day of Issue: August 31, 1990
First Day City: Syracuse, New York
Quantity Issued: 38,255,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Intaglio
Format: Coils of 500 and 3,000 from printing sleeve of 936
Perforations: 9.8
Why the stamp was issued: The Circus Wagon stamp was issued for use in combination with other stamps to cover various rates.
About the stamp design: Artist Susan Stanford combined features of a few circus wagons as they appeared on postcards from the Circus World Museum in Wisconsin. Stanford also designed the Chester Carlson stamp (#2180).
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place during the opening day of Empex 90. This stamp show was held in a suburb of Syracuse, New York. The 35th convention of the American First Day Cover Society occurred in conjunction with the stamp show. A full-size circus wagon was brought into the convention center for the ceremony.
Unusual fact about this stamp: The stamp was printed in anticipation of a 5¢ increase in the first-class mail rate. It would have been used with a 25¢ stamp to cover the new rate. The rate was increased to 29¢ instead, so the Circus Wagon was not used for its intended purpose.
About the Transportation Series: A ground-breaking stamp was quietly issued on May 18, 1981. For the first time in U.S. history, a coil stamp featured its own unique design rather than simply copying that of the current definitive stamp. Fifty more coil stamps would be issued over the course of the next 15 years, each picturing a different mode of transportation.
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.
Most of the stamps in the Transportation Series were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, although a few were printed by private contractors. 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.
By the time the last stamp was issued in 1995, the Transportation Series had become the largest US coil stamp series in history.
History the stamp represents: In 1793, America's first permanent circuses opened in Philadelphia and New York City. Traveling circuses were later organized, and the need for "big tops" and circus wagons arose. As circus owners began to advertise the arrival of their shows with grand street parades, the wagon became more ornate. Gilded lettering, elaborate paintings, and decorative woodwork were gradually added - contributing to the spectacle which enticed patrons to the circus grounds.
US #2452
1990 Circus Wagon
- Second Transportation Series stamp issued in 1990
- Third stamp in series with 5¢ denomination
- First in series to have denomination expressed with “0” to the left of the value
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Transportation Series
Value: 5¢
First Day of Issue: August 31, 1990
First Day City: Syracuse, New York
Quantity Issued: 38,255,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Intaglio
Format: Coils of 500 and 3,000 from printing sleeve of 936
Perforations: 9.8
Why the stamp was issued: The Circus Wagon stamp was issued for use in combination with other stamps to cover various rates.
About the stamp design: Artist Susan Stanford combined features of a few circus wagons as they appeared on postcards from the Circus World Museum in Wisconsin. Stanford also designed the Chester Carlson stamp (#2180).
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place during the opening day of Empex 90. This stamp show was held in a suburb of Syracuse, New York. The 35th convention of the American First Day Cover Society occurred in conjunction with the stamp show. A full-size circus wagon was brought into the convention center for the ceremony.
Unusual fact about this stamp: The stamp was printed in anticipation of a 5¢ increase in the first-class mail rate. It would have been used with a 25¢ stamp to cover the new rate. The rate was increased to 29¢ instead, so the Circus Wagon was not used for its intended purpose.
About the Transportation Series: A ground-breaking stamp was quietly issued on May 18, 1981. For the first time in U.S. history, a coil stamp featured its own unique design rather than simply copying that of the current definitive stamp. Fifty more coil stamps would be issued over the course of the next 15 years, each picturing a different mode of transportation.
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.
Most of the stamps in the Transportation Series were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, although a few were printed by private contractors. 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.
By the time the last stamp was issued in 1995, the Transportation Series had become the largest US coil stamp series in history.
History the stamp represents: In 1793, America's first permanent circuses opened in Philadelphia and New York City. Traveling circuses were later organized, and the need for "big tops" and circus wagons arose. As circus owners began to advertise the arrival of their shows with grand street parades, the wagon became more ornate. Gilded lettering, elaborate paintings, and decorative woodwork were gradually added - contributing to the spectacle which enticed patrons to the circus grounds.