2013 First-Class Forever Stamp,Made in America: Derrick Man on the Empire State Building
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US #4801b
2013 Derrick Man on the Empire State Building – Made in America
- One of 12 stamps celebrating the industrial workers who brought America into a new age
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Made in America
Value: 46¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 8, 2013
First Day City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity Issued: 2,500,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 12
Why the stamp was issued: To honor derrick workers who helped build the famous Empire State Building – the tallest building in the world at that time.
About the stamp design: Pictures a black and white vintage photograph by Lewis Hines of derrick man at work.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Frances Perkins Building, part of the Department of Labor in Washington, DC.
About the Made in America set: Includes 12 different stamp designs picturing black and white vintage photographs of male and female industrial workers. Eleven were taken by photographer Lewis Hine, with the twelfth by Margaret Bourke-White. The USPS said “Stamps are like a miniature American portrait gallery. They are an expression of our values and a connection to our past. That’s why it’s so fitting that this series depicts Americans at work. These iconic images tell a powerful story about American economic strength and prosperity. These men and women and millions like them really did build a nation.”
History the stamp represents: As the Empire State Building rose over New York City’s skyline, derricks, or cranes, relayed the steel beams up to the higher floors. While the machine provided the power, skilled men were needed to guide the girders into place.
Each beam was manufactured to exact specifications in Pennsylvania mills, then labeled with its future location in the building. Within days, the girder was placed in its designated position. The process was so fast that he steel would sometimes arrive at the construction site still warm from the forge.
Some men working with the derricks used ropes to control the loads. Others balanced on the beam as it ascended 1,000 feet in the air. Holding onto the cable rope, the ironworker steered the long piece of steel into place with his feet, “strolling on the thin edge of nothingness,” as a New York Times article reported.
The steel skeleton grew quickly, as four-and-a-half stories were added each week. Because of the hard work by so many men, the frame was completed twelve days ahead of schedule.
The expert work of the derrick operators was essential in the construction of what became the world’s tallest building to that date.
US #4801b
2013 Derrick Man on the Empire State Building – Made in America
- One of 12 stamps celebrating the industrial workers who brought America into a new age
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Made in America
Value: 46¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 8, 2013
First Day City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity Issued: 2,500,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 12
Why the stamp was issued: To honor derrick workers who helped build the famous Empire State Building – the tallest building in the world at that time.
About the stamp design: Pictures a black and white vintage photograph by Lewis Hines of derrick man at work.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Frances Perkins Building, part of the Department of Labor in Washington, DC.
About the Made in America set: Includes 12 different stamp designs picturing black and white vintage photographs of male and female industrial workers. Eleven were taken by photographer Lewis Hine, with the twelfth by Margaret Bourke-White. The USPS said “Stamps are like a miniature American portrait gallery. They are an expression of our values and a connection to our past. That’s why it’s so fitting that this series depicts Americans at work. These iconic images tell a powerful story about American economic strength and prosperity. These men and women and millions like them really did build a nation.”
History the stamp represents: As the Empire State Building rose over New York City’s skyline, derricks, or cranes, relayed the steel beams up to the higher floors. While the machine provided the power, skilled men were needed to guide the girders into place.
Each beam was manufactured to exact specifications in Pennsylvania mills, then labeled with its future location in the building. Within days, the girder was placed in its designated position. The process was so fast that he steel would sometimes arrive at the construction site still warm from the forge.
Some men working with the derricks used ropes to control the loads. Others balanced on the beam as it ascended 1,000 feet in the air. Holding onto the cable rope, the ironworker steered the long piece of steel into place with his feet, “strolling on the thin edge of nothingness,” as a New York Times article reported.
The steel skeleton grew quickly, as four-and-a-half stories were added each week. Because of the hard work by so many men, the frame was completed twelve days ahead of schedule.
The expert work of the derrick operators was essential in the construction of what became the world’s tallest building to that date.