1996 32c Prehistoric Animals: Woolly Mammoth
# 3078 - 1996 32c Prehistoric Animals: Woolly Mammoth
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US #3078
1996 Woolly Mammoth
- Part of set of four picturing Prehistoric Animals
- Issued in semi-jumbo size
- Designed to appeal to young stamp collectors
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Prehistoric Animals
Value: 32¢, First-class mail rate
First Day of Issue: June 8, 1996
First Day City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Quantity Issued: 27,772,500
Printed by: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Lithographed
Format: Panes of 20 (4 across, 5 down) from plates of 120 (8 across, 15 down)
Perforations: 11.1 x 10.9
Why the stamp was issued: The four Prehistoric Animals stamps were issued to appeal to young stamp collectors. Ancient animals, such as these mammals, appeal to children. It was hoped, these stamps would spark an interest in stamp collecting that would last a lifetime.
About the stamp design: Davis Meltzer created the acrylic paintings used for these stamps. He referred to paintings by Charles Knight, who had painted many historic animals for the Museum of Natural History in New York City, as well as other sources. Dr. John Flynn, a prehistoric animal specialist with the Field Museum in Chicago was consulted after Meltzer’s paintings were complete to assure accuracy.
This set depicts the Eohippus, Woolly mammoth, Mastodon, and Saber-tooth cat.
Special design details: The Eohippus was much smaller than the other animals shown, so it was enlarged in comparison to fill the stamp space.
About the printing process: The stamps were originally intended to be printed using offset lithography and intaglio engraving. Printer Ashton-Potter was using a new press in 1995 when they tried to produce these stamps, and had issues with proper registration. The stamps were put on hold for a year. It was then decided they would be printed using only lithography.
First Day City: The Prehistoric Animals stamps were dedicated on the first day of Capex 96, held in Toronto, Canada. The sales of the stamps and First Day of Issue cancellations were handled by the Buffalo, New York, post office.
The stamps were originally scheduled to be issued at the American Philatelic Society’s annual convention but were delayed because of “technical problems with the printing process,” according to the USPS.
About the Prehistoric Animals set: This set shows four animals who roamed the ancient earth. Each one is an ancestor to modern animals. The fossil record gives scientists clues to what these creatures looked like and how they lived many years ago.
History the stamp represents:
Mammoths are members of an extinct genus of elephants. Woolly mammoths were a specialized type of mammoth with long, reddish brown hair, which protected them from the severe cold of the Ice Age. Mammoths were more closely related to elephants than were mastodons.
Measuring 14 feet high at the shoulder, the woolly mammoth was a huge, lumbering animal. Its tusks, which curved up and crossed in front of its trunk, measured up to 13 feet in length. Three inches of fat under the skin provided further insulation, and there was a large hump of fat on its back. The mammoth’s skull was high and dome-like, and its ears were smaller than an elephant’s.
Mammoths first appeared in Africa, and they eventually reached North America. Their fossils are among the most common in the world. Remarkably preserved mammoths have been found in the ice of Siberia. Prehistoric man pictured mammoths in his cave art. In Europe, realistic depictions of entire herds of mammoths have been found. Evidence exists that prehistoric human settlers of North America hunted these huge animals. Mammoths became extinct at the end of the Ice Age.
US #3078
1996 Woolly Mammoth
- Part of set of four picturing Prehistoric Animals
- Issued in semi-jumbo size
- Designed to appeal to young stamp collectors
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Prehistoric Animals
Value: 32¢, First-class mail rate
First Day of Issue: June 8, 1996
First Day City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Quantity Issued: 27,772,500
Printed by: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Lithographed
Format: Panes of 20 (4 across, 5 down) from plates of 120 (8 across, 15 down)
Perforations: 11.1 x 10.9
Why the stamp was issued: The four Prehistoric Animals stamps were issued to appeal to young stamp collectors. Ancient animals, such as these mammals, appeal to children. It was hoped, these stamps would spark an interest in stamp collecting that would last a lifetime.
About the stamp design: Davis Meltzer created the acrylic paintings used for these stamps. He referred to paintings by Charles Knight, who had painted many historic animals for the Museum of Natural History in New York City, as well as other sources. Dr. John Flynn, a prehistoric animal specialist with the Field Museum in Chicago was consulted after Meltzer’s paintings were complete to assure accuracy.
This set depicts the Eohippus, Woolly mammoth, Mastodon, and Saber-tooth cat.
Special design details: The Eohippus was much smaller than the other animals shown, so it was enlarged in comparison to fill the stamp space.
About the printing process: The stamps were originally intended to be printed using offset lithography and intaglio engraving. Printer Ashton-Potter was using a new press in 1995 when they tried to produce these stamps, and had issues with proper registration. The stamps were put on hold for a year. It was then decided they would be printed using only lithography.
First Day City: The Prehistoric Animals stamps were dedicated on the first day of Capex 96, held in Toronto, Canada. The sales of the stamps and First Day of Issue cancellations were handled by the Buffalo, New York, post office.
The stamps were originally scheduled to be issued at the American Philatelic Society’s annual convention but were delayed because of “technical problems with the printing process,” according to the USPS.
About the Prehistoric Animals set: This set shows four animals who roamed the ancient earth. Each one is an ancestor to modern animals. The fossil record gives scientists clues to what these creatures looked like and how they lived many years ago.
History the stamp represents:
Mammoths are members of an extinct genus of elephants. Woolly mammoths were a specialized type of mammoth with long, reddish brown hair, which protected them from the severe cold of the Ice Age. Mammoths were more closely related to elephants than were mastodons.
Measuring 14 feet high at the shoulder, the woolly mammoth was a huge, lumbering animal. Its tusks, which curved up and crossed in front of its trunk, measured up to 13 feet in length. Three inches of fat under the skin provided further insulation, and there was a large hump of fat on its back. The mammoth’s skull was high and dome-like, and its ears were smaller than an elephant’s.
Mammoths first appeared in Africa, and they eventually reached North America. Their fossils are among the most common in the world. Remarkably preserved mammoths have been found in the ice of Siberia. Prehistoric man pictured mammoths in his cave art. In Europe, realistic depictions of entire herds of mammoths have been found. Evidence exists that prehistoric human settlers of North America hunted these huge animals. Mammoths became extinct at the end of the Ice Age.