2000 33c Celebrate the Century,1980s: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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US #3190g
2000 Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Celebrate the Century (1980s)
• Part of the ninth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: January 12, 2000
First Day City: Titusville, Florida
Quantity Issued: 90,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To honor all those who gave their lives or went missing during the Vietnam War.
About the stamp design: Pictures artwork by Robert Rodriguez of a Vietnam veteran with his head bowed and his hand resting on the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Includes the following text on the back: “Designed by Maya Lin and dedicated on November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, displays the names of the more than 58,000 Americans who died in the Vietnam War or are listed as missing.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: United States veterans have been honored by the people they fought for since the American Revolution. Many citizens consider veterans to be heroes. But public discontent with war, especially the Vietnam War, has become common. Vietnam veterans grew frustrated with the “invisibility” imposed on them by Americans. In 1979, they formed the Vietnam Veterans memorial Fund (VVMF) to publicly acknowledge those who died or are listed as missing in action in the Vietnam War.
The VVMF raised more than $7 million in private contributions to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. A national competition was held to determine what shape the monument would take. The design submitted by Maya Ying Lin, then an architecture student at Yale, was selected.
The memorial was dedicated November 13, 1982. It displays the names of over 58,000 Americans, according to the year they died, on two 245-foot-long black granite walls that meet at an angle. At the endpoints, the wall is only a few inches above the ground. At its highest point, the center, it is 10 feet tall. The memorial also includes a life-size bronze sculpture of three servicemen, which was added in 1984. A similar statue which shows three servicewomen was added in 1993.
US #3190g
2000 Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Celebrate the Century (1980s)
• Part of the ninth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: January 12, 2000
First Day City: Titusville, Florida
Quantity Issued: 90,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To honor all those who gave their lives or went missing during the Vietnam War.
About the stamp design: Pictures artwork by Robert Rodriguez of a Vietnam veteran with his head bowed and his hand resting on the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Includes the following text on the back: “Designed by Maya Lin and dedicated on November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, displays the names of the more than 58,000 Americans who died in the Vietnam War or are listed as missing.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: United States veterans have been honored by the people they fought for since the American Revolution. Many citizens consider veterans to be heroes. But public discontent with war, especially the Vietnam War, has become common. Vietnam veterans grew frustrated with the “invisibility” imposed on them by Americans. In 1979, they formed the Vietnam Veterans memorial Fund (VVMF) to publicly acknowledge those who died or are listed as missing in action in the Vietnam War.
The VVMF raised more than $7 million in private contributions to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. A national competition was held to determine what shape the monument would take. The design submitted by Maya Ying Lin, then an architecture student at Yale, was selected.
The memorial was dedicated November 13, 1982. It displays the names of over 58,000 Americans, according to the year they died, on two 245-foot-long black granite walls that meet at an angle. At the endpoints, the wall is only a few inches above the ground. At its highest point, the center, it is 10 feet tall. The memorial also includes a life-size bronze sculpture of three servicemen, which was added in 1984. A similar statue which shows three servicewomen was added in 1993.