2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Shaker Designs: Tannery, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village
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US #5896b
2024 Tannery, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, New Lebanon, New York – 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 tannery at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village in New Lebanon, New York.
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: Barns were some of the most important structures in Shaker communities. They housed livestock being raised for food, hay to feed them, and natural fertilizer (manure) critical for growing enough food to feed everyone.
Shaker designs are known for their efficiency, and the layout of their barns was no exception. One famous Shaker barn that still exists today is the 1826 Round Barn at the Hancock Shaker community in western Massachusetts. It is the only known round barn built by the Shakers. It was built with three levels. The uppermost level was a wood-lined storage area. The middle level housed 50 or more cattle, and the bottom level was the manure pit.
A more standard style of Shaker barn was known as the “great barn.” One example is the three-story Great Stone Barn at the Shaker Museum in Mount Lebanon, New York. The structure was built in 1859 and is notable for its number of windows, allowing more light and ventilation than other barns of the time. The Shakers built the barn into a hill so carts could drive directly onto the third floor to unload hay. They also included a U-shaped railway to move manure outside the barn so it could later be transported to the fields. It’s a testament to Shakers’ quality craftsmanship that the stone parts of the barn are still standing today.
US #5896b
2024 Tannery, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, New Lebanon, New York – 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 tannery at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village in New Lebanon, New York.
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: Barns were some of the most important structures in Shaker communities. They housed livestock being raised for food, hay to feed them, and natural fertilizer (manure) critical for growing enough food to feed everyone.
Shaker designs are known for their efficiency, and the layout of their barns was no exception. One famous Shaker barn that still exists today is the 1826 Round Barn at the Hancock Shaker community in western Massachusetts. It is the only known round barn built by the Shakers. It was built with three levels. The uppermost level was a wood-lined storage area. The middle level housed 50 or more cattle, and the bottom level was the manure pit.
A more standard style of Shaker barn was known as the “great barn.” One example is the three-story Great Stone Barn at the Shaker Museum in Mount Lebanon, New York. The structure was built in 1859 and is notable for its number of windows, allowing more light and ventilation than other barns of the time. The Shakers built the barn into a hill so carts could drive directly onto the third floor to unload hay. They also included a U-shaped railway to move manure outside the barn so it could later be transported to the fields. It’s a testament to Shakers’ quality craftsmanship that the stone parts of the barn are still standing today.