1991 29c World War II: First Liberty Ship Delivered
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US #2559h
1991 First Liberty Ship Delivered December 30
- From first sheet in series commemorating WW2
- Sheet highlights events that took place in 1941
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: 1941: A World at War, World War II
Value: 29¢, First Class Mail rate
First Day of Issue: September 3, 1991
First Day City: Phoenix, Arizona
Quantity Issued: 15,218,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Format: Miniature sheets of 10 stamps, with a strip of five along the top and another along the bottom, with a world map in the center.
Perforations: 11
Reason the stamp was issued: The miniature sheet was issued in honor of the 50th anniversary of America entering World War II.
About the stamp design: There were many topics the USPS wanted to cover when commemorating World War II, but those planning the series didn’t want to issue a large number of individual stamps. It was decided a sheetlet format would best highlight the main events of the war. In order for all the sheetlets to have a uniform design, the same artist, William Bond, and art director, Howard Paine, were assigned to the entire project. The Burma Road stamp pictures the winding, mountainous road that snaked through Burma and into China. Military vehicles are traveling the route. Bond painted the scene using acrylic paint.
The 1941 sheet also features the Peacetime Draft, the Lend-Lease agreement, Civil Defense, the Atlantic Charter meeting, Pearl Harbor, the US declaration of war, and more.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place during the opening ceremonies of the American Legion conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Unusual thing about this stamp: The design for this World War II sheet was unveiled during a White House ceremony. President George H. W. Bush, who was a US Navy pilot during the war, participated in the unveiling ceremony.
About the World War II Series: As the 50th anniversary of World War II was approaching, the US Postal Service wanted a series that would recognize the key events of the war and the important contributions America made to the Allied victory. Rather than issue a large number of stamps, the USPS decided to create five sheetlets, each commemorating one year of America’s involvement in the war. Each sheetlet had 10 different stamps arranged in two horizontal strips of 5. In the center was a world map with Allied and neutral nations in yellow and Axis-controlled areas in red. Notes on the map highlighted key developments that occurred that year. The stamps each featured important events that took place during the year, as well.
History the stamp represents:
First Liberty Ship Delivered December 30
In early 1940, the British were losing ships faster than they new ones could be built, so they ask the US for help. Adapting a British design, the US Maritime Commission developed a ship that filled the need and could be built quickly and relatively cheaply. The new design became known as liberty ships because President Roosevelt promised they would help bring liberty to Europe. The first Liberty ship to be delivered was the SS Patrick Henry, who famously said, “Give me liberty, or give me death.”
A key part of the speed of construction was replacing rivets with welding. The ships were constructed in sections then welded together. While the first ships took about 230 days to build, by 1943 that time was cut to just 39 days.
US #2559h
1991 First Liberty Ship Delivered December 30
- From first sheet in series commemorating WW2
- Sheet highlights events that took place in 1941
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: 1941: A World at War, World War II
Value: 29¢, First Class Mail rate
First Day of Issue: September 3, 1991
First Day City: Phoenix, Arizona
Quantity Issued: 15,218,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Format: Miniature sheets of 10 stamps, with a strip of five along the top and another along the bottom, with a world map in the center.
Perforations: 11
Reason the stamp was issued: The miniature sheet was issued in honor of the 50th anniversary of America entering World War II.
About the stamp design: There were many topics the USPS wanted to cover when commemorating World War II, but those planning the series didn’t want to issue a large number of individual stamps. It was decided a sheetlet format would best highlight the main events of the war. In order for all the sheetlets to have a uniform design, the same artist, William Bond, and art director, Howard Paine, were assigned to the entire project. The Burma Road stamp pictures the winding, mountainous road that snaked through Burma and into China. Military vehicles are traveling the route. Bond painted the scene using acrylic paint.
The 1941 sheet also features the Peacetime Draft, the Lend-Lease agreement, Civil Defense, the Atlantic Charter meeting, Pearl Harbor, the US declaration of war, and more.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place during the opening ceremonies of the American Legion conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Unusual thing about this stamp: The design for this World War II sheet was unveiled during a White House ceremony. President George H. W. Bush, who was a US Navy pilot during the war, participated in the unveiling ceremony.
About the World War II Series: As the 50th anniversary of World War II was approaching, the US Postal Service wanted a series that would recognize the key events of the war and the important contributions America made to the Allied victory. Rather than issue a large number of stamps, the USPS decided to create five sheetlets, each commemorating one year of America’s involvement in the war. Each sheetlet had 10 different stamps arranged in two horizontal strips of 5. In the center was a world map with Allied and neutral nations in yellow and Axis-controlled areas in red. Notes on the map highlighted key developments that occurred that year. The stamps each featured important events that took place during the year, as well.
History the stamp represents:
First Liberty Ship Delivered December 30
In early 1940, the British were losing ships faster than they new ones could be built, so they ask the US for help. Adapting a British design, the US Maritime Commission developed a ship that filled the need and could be built quickly and relatively cheaply. The new design became known as liberty ships because President Roosevelt promised they would help bring liberty to Europe. The first Liberty ship to be delivered was the SS Patrick Henry, who famously said, “Give me liberty, or give me death.”
A key part of the speed of construction was replacing rivets with welding. The ships were constructed in sections then welded together. While the first ships took about 230 days to build, by 1943 that time was cut to just 39 days.