1996 32c Riverboats: Sylvan Dell
# 3092 - 1996 32c Riverboats: Sylvan Dell
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US #3092
1996 Sylvan Dell
- From set of five picturing historic riverboats
- First US commemorative to bey issued only in self-adhesive format
- The boats represent all regions of the US
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Riverboats
Value: 32¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: August 22, 1996
First Day City: Orlando, Florida
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 20 (4 across, 5 down) from printing cylinders of 200 (10 across, 20 down)
Perforations: Die-cut simulated
Why the stamp was issued: The Riverboats stamps were issued to commemorate an important form of transportation along America’s inland waterways.
About the stamp design: The artwork for the Riverboat stamps was done by Dean Ellis. His gouache (opaque watercolor) paintings were larger than those usually made for stamps because he wanted to show the details of each ship. The backgrounds on the stamps reflect the regions of the US where the boats sailed. Kevin Foster, a maritime historian with the US National Park Service, was consulted to assure the images were historically accurate.
Special design details: Though the names of each riverboat appears on the boat, it is difficult to read them because of their small size and because photogravure printed is relatively course.
About the printing process: The Riverboat stamps were the first to be printed exclusively as self-adhesive stamps. Previous issues were produced in both self-adhesive and water-activated gum formats.
The die-cut simulated perforations went through the backing paper as well as the stamp. This allowed postal clerks to divide up the pane for individual sale. Collectors could also easily save the stamps with the backing paper attached.
First Day City: The stamps were dedicated at Stampshow 96, which took place in Orlando, Florida.
About the Riverboats set: Picturing five riverboats from the turn of the century - Robert. E. Lee, Sylvan Dell, Far West, Rebecca Everingham, and Bailey Gatzert - these stamps represent a bygone era. Chosen for their historical significance as well as their visual appeal, the boats represent five different regions. All were in service around the turn of the 20th century and were efficient means to transport goods and passengers.
This set is patterned after a 1989 issue of five Steamboats (US #2405-09).
History the stamp represents:
Sylvan Dell: The Sylvan Dell was the last and probably the finest and fastest of the five steamboats built for the Harlem & New York Navigation Company. She was a 440-ton, single stack steam and paddle boat that measured 178 feet long and 27 feet wide. On her maiden voyage in 1872, she steamed upriver from New York to Albany, without passengers or stops, in a record seven hours, 43 minutes, becoming the fastest boat on the Hudson River.
The Sylvan Dell generally carried commuters between Harlem and lower Manhattan, but with the opening of the Third Avenue Elevated Railroad in 1883, the company discontinued the service and sold its boats.
The riverboat then carried New Yorkers on pleasure excursions until 1889. She was sold again to ferry commuters between Philadelphia and Salem, NJ, on the Delaware River. In 1919, she sank in Salem Creek.
US #3092
1996 Sylvan Dell
- From set of five picturing historic riverboats
- First US commemorative to bey issued only in self-adhesive format
- The boats represent all regions of the US
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Riverboats
Value: 32¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: August 22, 1996
First Day City: Orlando, Florida
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 20 (4 across, 5 down) from printing cylinders of 200 (10 across, 20 down)
Perforations: Die-cut simulated
Why the stamp was issued: The Riverboats stamps were issued to commemorate an important form of transportation along America’s inland waterways.
About the stamp design: The artwork for the Riverboat stamps was done by Dean Ellis. His gouache (opaque watercolor) paintings were larger than those usually made for stamps because he wanted to show the details of each ship. The backgrounds on the stamps reflect the regions of the US where the boats sailed. Kevin Foster, a maritime historian with the US National Park Service, was consulted to assure the images were historically accurate.
Special design details: Though the names of each riverboat appears on the boat, it is difficult to read them because of their small size and because photogravure printed is relatively course.
About the printing process: The Riverboat stamps were the first to be printed exclusively as self-adhesive stamps. Previous issues were produced in both self-adhesive and water-activated gum formats.
The die-cut simulated perforations went through the backing paper as well as the stamp. This allowed postal clerks to divide up the pane for individual sale. Collectors could also easily save the stamps with the backing paper attached.
First Day City: The stamps were dedicated at Stampshow 96, which took place in Orlando, Florida.
About the Riverboats set: Picturing five riverboats from the turn of the century - Robert. E. Lee, Sylvan Dell, Far West, Rebecca Everingham, and Bailey Gatzert - these stamps represent a bygone era. Chosen for their historical significance as well as their visual appeal, the boats represent five different regions. All were in service around the turn of the 20th century and were efficient means to transport goods and passengers.
This set is patterned after a 1989 issue of five Steamboats (US #2405-09).
History the stamp represents:
Sylvan Dell: The Sylvan Dell was the last and probably the finest and fastest of the five steamboats built for the Harlem & New York Navigation Company. She was a 440-ton, single stack steam and paddle boat that measured 178 feet long and 27 feet wide. On her maiden voyage in 1872, she steamed upriver from New York to Albany, without passengers or stops, in a record seven hours, 43 minutes, becoming the fastest boat on the Hudson River.
The Sylvan Dell generally carried commuters between Harlem and lower Manhattan, but with the opening of the Third Avenue Elevated Railroad in 1883, the company discontinued the service and sold its boats.
The riverboat then carried New Yorkers on pleasure excursions until 1889. She was sold again to ferry commuters between Philadelphia and Salem, NJ, on the Delaware River. In 1919, she sank in Salem Creek.