1992 29c Voyages of Columbus: Crossing the Atlantic
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US #2621
1992 Crossing the Atlantic
- Commemorates 500th anniversary of Columbus’ first voyage
- Set shows four scenes from his voyage
- Joint Issue with Italy
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: First Voyage of Christopher Columbus
Value: 29¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: April 24, 1992
First Day Cities: Christiansted, Virgin Islands
Quantity Issued: 40,005,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method/Format: Offset lithographed and Intaglio engraved. Offset – 160 subjects (10 across, 16 down), Intaglio – 320 subjects (10 across, 32 down)
Perforations: 11
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp is part of a block of four issued in honor of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage in 1492.
About the stamp design: Richard Schlecht, an artist whose work is seen on over 20 US stamps, provided the watercolor painting used on this stamp. Both the US and Spain used the same design for this Joint Issue.
The stamp shows Columbus’s ships as they are on the open seas.
About the printing process: The stamp was printed using both offset and intaglio methods. Only the words were engraved, the rest of the image was printed using offset lithography.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony for both the US and Italy stamps took place on St. Croix, part of the US-owned Virgin Islands. Columbus first landed on the island during his second voyage. It is the only US territory that Columbus definitely landed on.
An additional ceremony took place at the Granada 92 international stamp show in Granada, Spain.
Unusual thing about this stamp: When this issue was still in the planning stages, a suggestion was made to incorporate the 1893 Columbian stamps into the design. This idea was dismissed when it was decided that the Columbians would be reissued as souvenir sheets.
History the stamp represents: In 1492, Columbus set off in his three ships, Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, searching for a westward route to the Indies. His voyage was funded by Queen Isabela of Spain. In the early morning hours of October 12, land was sighted by a sailor on the Pinta. Columbus named the island San Salvador. He continued to sail and reached present-day Cuba and Haiti. Columbus and his weary crew began their journey home in mid-January of the following year. After several stops, the sailors returned to Spain in March. Columbus later reported his journey to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
US #2621
1992 Crossing the Atlantic
- Commemorates 500th anniversary of Columbus’ first voyage
- Set shows four scenes from his voyage
- Joint Issue with Italy
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: First Voyage of Christopher Columbus
Value: 29¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: April 24, 1992
First Day Cities: Christiansted, Virgin Islands
Quantity Issued: 40,005,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method/Format: Offset lithographed and Intaglio engraved. Offset – 160 subjects (10 across, 16 down), Intaglio – 320 subjects (10 across, 32 down)
Perforations: 11
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp is part of a block of four issued in honor of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage in 1492.
About the stamp design: Richard Schlecht, an artist whose work is seen on over 20 US stamps, provided the watercolor painting used on this stamp. Both the US and Spain used the same design for this Joint Issue.
The stamp shows Columbus’s ships as they are on the open seas.
About the printing process: The stamp was printed using both offset and intaglio methods. Only the words were engraved, the rest of the image was printed using offset lithography.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony for both the US and Italy stamps took place on St. Croix, part of the US-owned Virgin Islands. Columbus first landed on the island during his second voyage. It is the only US territory that Columbus definitely landed on.
An additional ceremony took place at the Granada 92 international stamp show in Granada, Spain.
Unusual thing about this stamp: When this issue was still in the planning stages, a suggestion was made to incorporate the 1893 Columbian stamps into the design. This idea was dismissed when it was decided that the Columbians would be reissued as souvenir sheets.
History the stamp represents: In 1492, Columbus set off in his three ships, Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, searching for a westward route to the Indies. His voyage was funded by Queen Isabela of Spain. In the early morning hours of October 12, land was sighted by a sailor on the Pinta. Columbus named the island San Salvador. He continued to sail and reached present-day Cuba and Haiti. Columbus and his weary crew began their journey home in mid-January of the following year. After several stops, the sailors returned to Spain in March. Columbus later reported his journey to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.