2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Shaker Designs: Meeting Room, Hancock Shaker Village
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US #5896a
2024 Meeting Room, Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Shaker Designs
• One of 12 stamps issued for the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Shakers in the United States
• Honors the Shaker communities and their unique design principles which later impacted designs of outside communities
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Shaker Designs
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 20, 2024
First Day City: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 12
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Shakers in the United States.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph by Michael Freeman of a Shaker meeting room in Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, at the site of the Hancock Shaker Village open-air museum.
About the Shaker Designs set: Includes 12 stamp designs picturing photographs of Shaker designs by Michael Freeman. The set was issued in honor of the Shaker communities and their unique design principles which later impacted designs of outside communities in the United States.
History the stamp represents: People have been burning wood for heat for thousands of years. At first in open pits, then in fireplaces, and finally in cast-iron stoves. The famous Shakers of North America were no exception. But they improved then-current cast-iron stoves, making them even more efficient.
Shaker stoves are box-shaped and were originally made from five cast-iron plates bolted together. They also included three or four legs and a hearth plate with a large round ash tray in front of the door. Over time, Shakers began modifying the stove design that was popular with the rest of the public. They created wood molds and sent them to a foundry to be cast in iron – all in one piece so as to prevent unwanted gaps. The ultimate Shaker stove design was known as a “superheater.” These included a secondary chamber above the main one. This allowed fumes to burn off before exiting through the stove pipe and chimney. Shakers also included metal-covered stove boards to protect wooden floors from the heat as well as all other tools to tend the stove. These stoves were used to heat buildings and rooms, but there were additional styles used for other purposes (such as heating clothes irons).
While most of us no longer use wood to heat our homes, Shaker-style stoves remain a popular choice for that extra-cozy feeling in cabins and off-grid homes.
US #5896a
2024 Meeting Room, Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Shaker Designs
• One of 12 stamps issued for the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Shakers in the United States
• Honors the Shaker communities and their unique design principles which later impacted designs of outside communities
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Shaker Designs
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 20, 2024
First Day City: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 12
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Shakers in the United States.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph by Michael Freeman of a Shaker meeting room in Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, at the site of the Hancock Shaker Village open-air museum.
About the Shaker Designs set: Includes 12 stamp designs picturing photographs of Shaker designs by Michael Freeman. The set was issued in honor of the Shaker communities and their unique design principles which later impacted designs of outside communities in the United States.
History the stamp represents: People have been burning wood for heat for thousands of years. At first in open pits, then in fireplaces, and finally in cast-iron stoves. The famous Shakers of North America were no exception. But they improved then-current cast-iron stoves, making them even more efficient.
Shaker stoves are box-shaped and were originally made from five cast-iron plates bolted together. They also included three or four legs and a hearth plate with a large round ash tray in front of the door. Over time, Shakers began modifying the stove design that was popular with the rest of the public. They created wood molds and sent them to a foundry to be cast in iron – all in one piece so as to prevent unwanted gaps. The ultimate Shaker stove design was known as a “superheater.” These included a secondary chamber above the main one. This allowed fumes to burn off before exiting through the stove pipe and chimney. Shakers also included metal-covered stove boards to protect wooden floors from the heat as well as all other tools to tend the stove. These stoves were used to heat buildings and rooms, but there were additional styles used for other purposes (such as heating clothes irons).
While most of us no longer use wood to heat our homes, Shaker-style stoves remain a popular choice for that extra-cozy feeling in cabins and off-grid homes.