1963 5c International Red Cross Centennial

U.S. #1239
5¢ International Red Cross Centennial

Issue Date: October 29, 1963
City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity: 118,665,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Bluish black and red

U.S. #1239 honors the 100th anniversary of the International Red Cross and its...  more

U.S. #1239
5¢ International Red Cross Centennial

Issue Date: October 29, 1963
City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity: 118,665,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Bluish black and red

U.S. #1239 honors the 100th anniversary of the International Red Cross and its contribution to the Cuban prisoner exchange. The stamp is based on a photograph of the freighter S.S. Morning Light, which was one of the mercy ships that returned refugees from Cuba at Port Everglades, Florida, on May 24, 1963.