1991 19c Fishing Boat, coil
# 2529 FDC - 1991 19c Fishing Boat, coil
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US #2529
1991 Fishing Boat
- First Day Cover
- Part of the short-lived “mini-scapes” series
- Covered the Postcard rate
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Value: 19¢, Postcard rate
First Day of Issue: August 8, 1991
First Day City: Washinton, DC
Printed by: Multi-Color Corporation for American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Coils of 500 and 3,000, from printing cylinder of 684 subjects (19 across, 36 down)
Perforations: 9.8, vertically
Reason the stamp was issued: The stamp was issued to satisfy the postcard rate. It was produced in large coils for use in post office vending machines.
About the stamp design: The artwork on the Fishing Boat stamp was made by Pierre Mion, who was also the talent behind the Beach Umbrella (#2443) and Hot-Air Balloon (#2530) stamps. The Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee referred to these stamps as “mini-scapes.”
The stamp shows the front (prow) of a fishing boat tied to a pier. Mion’s painting was done in gouache (opaque watercolor).
First Day City: There was no official First Day of Issue ceremony for this stamp. It was issued at the main post office in Washington, DC.
US #2529
1991 Fishing Boat
- First Day Cover
- Part of the short-lived “mini-scapes” series
- Covered the Postcard rate
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Value: 19¢, Postcard rate
First Day of Issue: August 8, 1991
First Day City: Washinton, DC
Printed by: Multi-Color Corporation for American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Coils of 500 and 3,000, from printing cylinder of 684 subjects (19 across, 36 down)
Perforations: 9.8, vertically
Reason the stamp was issued: The stamp was issued to satisfy the postcard rate. It was produced in large coils for use in post office vending machines.
About the stamp design: The artwork on the Fishing Boat stamp was made by Pierre Mion, who was also the talent behind the Beach Umbrella (#2443) and Hot-Air Balloon (#2530) stamps. The Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee referred to these stamps as “mini-scapes.”
The stamp shows the front (prow) of a fishing boat tied to a pier. Mion’s painting was done in gouache (opaque watercolor).
First Day City: There was no official First Day of Issue ceremony for this stamp. It was issued at the main post office in Washington, DC.