1995 32c Antique Automobiles: 1898 Columbia
# 3021 - 1995 32c Antique Automobiles: 1898 Columbia
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US #3021
1995 1898 Columbia
- Last stamps issued in 1995
- Set features 5 antique automobiles
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: Antique Autos
Value: 32¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: November 3, 1995
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 30,000,000
Printed by: J.W. Fergusson for Stamp Venturers
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 25 (from printing cylinders of 200 – 10 across, 20 down)
Perforations: 10.1 X 11.1
Reason the stamp was issued: This set of five stamps was issued to commemorate some of the first American automobiles. It follows the popular Classic Cars set (#2381-85).
About the stamp design: The stamps were created by the same artist, Ken Dallison, who was the talent behind the Classic Cars stamps. He specializes in painting cars, and his work has appeared in several publications. In addition to the Classic Cars set, Dallison also did the artwork for some of the stamps in the Transportation series and the Pioneers of Aviation airmail stamps.
First Day City: These stamps were dedicated on the second day of the American Stamp Dealers Association’s Postage Stamp Mega-Event. The event was sponsored by the American Philatelic Society and the US Postal Service. IT was held at the Jacob K. Javits Conventions Cetner in New York City. Ken Dallison, the stamps’ designer, was one of about 500 people who attended the ceremony.
History the stamp represents:
1898 Columbia: The first electric automobiles appeared in Europe in the 1880s. Electric cars quickly became popular in the United States – in the late 1800s more Americans drove electric cars than gasoline-powered ones! This 1898 Columbia is an excellent example of the popular and innovative electric cars of the day.
Electric cars offer several advantages over their gasoline-powered counterparts. They produce no exhaust pollutants, and using batteries, do not rely on imported petroleum. They are quiet, and their batteries can be recharged while the vehicle is not in use, so there is no need to stop for fuel. However, electric cars have many disadvantages: they have limited driving ranges, their batteries are expensive, and need to be replaced over time, and they offer below-average acceleration. As gasoline-powered cars improved, use of electric cars declined. In 1900 they accounted for 38 percent of all US car sales – by 1905 only 7 percent of the cars sold were electric powered.
US #3021
1995 1898 Columbia
- Last stamps issued in 1995
- Set features 5 antique automobiles
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: Antique Autos
Value: 32¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: November 3, 1995
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 30,000,000
Printed by: J.W. Fergusson for Stamp Venturers
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 25 (from printing cylinders of 200 – 10 across, 20 down)
Perforations: 10.1 X 11.1
Reason the stamp was issued: This set of five stamps was issued to commemorate some of the first American automobiles. It follows the popular Classic Cars set (#2381-85).
About the stamp design: The stamps were created by the same artist, Ken Dallison, who was the talent behind the Classic Cars stamps. He specializes in painting cars, and his work has appeared in several publications. In addition to the Classic Cars set, Dallison also did the artwork for some of the stamps in the Transportation series and the Pioneers of Aviation airmail stamps.
First Day City: These stamps were dedicated on the second day of the American Stamp Dealers Association’s Postage Stamp Mega-Event. The event was sponsored by the American Philatelic Society and the US Postal Service. IT was held at the Jacob K. Javits Conventions Cetner in New York City. Ken Dallison, the stamps’ designer, was one of about 500 people who attended the ceremony.
History the stamp represents:
1898 Columbia: The first electric automobiles appeared in Europe in the 1880s. Electric cars quickly became popular in the United States – in the late 1800s more Americans drove electric cars than gasoline-powered ones! This 1898 Columbia is an excellent example of the popular and innovative electric cars of the day.
Electric cars offer several advantages over their gasoline-powered counterparts. They produce no exhaust pollutants, and using batteries, do not rely on imported petroleum. They are quiet, and their batteries can be recharged while the vehicle is not in use, so there is no need to stop for fuel. However, electric cars have many disadvantages: they have limited driving ranges, their batteries are expensive, and need to be replaced over time, and they offer below-average acceleration. As gasoline-powered cars improved, use of electric cars declined. In 1900 they accounted for 38 percent of all US car sales – by 1905 only 7 percent of the cars sold were electric powered.