2002 37c Greetings from America: Mississippi

U.S. #3719
37¢ Greetings From America
Mississippi

Issue Date: October 25, 2002
City: New York, NY
Quantity: 200,000,000
Printed By: American Packaging Corp. for Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 10.75
Color: Multicolored

The romance of travel and nostalgia for popular American culture are captured in the Greetings from America stamps.  The unique character of each of the 50 states is displayed in vividly colored collages on each stamp, resembling the retro large-letter postcards of the ‘30s and ‘40s.  The sheet was first issued with 34¢ denominations on April 4, 2002. Due to a rate change, this sheet was reissued with 37¢ denominations on October 25, 2002.  This se-tenant has proven to be very popular with collectors.

U.S. #3719 showcases the great state of Mississippi. Mechanization of cotton production and an effort to attract industry have gradually turned Mississippi into an economy based more on manufacturing than on agriculture.