1964 5c Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
# 1258 - 1964 5c Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
$0.35 - $22.00
U.S. #1258
5¢ Verrazano-Narrows
5¢ Verrazano-Narrows
Issue Date: November 21, 1964
City: Staten Island, NY
Quantity: 120,005,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 1/2 x 11
Color: Blue green
City: Staten Island, NY
Quantity: 120,005,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 1/2 x 11
Color: Blue green
U.S. #1258 honors the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows bridge the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion. Bridging Staten Island and Brooklyn, it also links New England with the southeast section of the U.S. The bridge is named after Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian explorer who discovered the New York Bay in 1524.
U.S. #1258
5¢ Verrazano-Narrows
5¢ Verrazano-Narrows
Issue Date: November 21, 1964
City: Staten Island, NY
Quantity: 120,005,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 1/2 x 11
Color: Blue green
City: Staten Island, NY
Quantity: 120,005,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 1/2 x 11
Color: Blue green
U.S. #1258 honors the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows bridge the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion. Bridging Staten Island and Brooklyn, it also links New England with the southeast section of the U.S. The bridge is named after Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian explorer who discovered the New York Bay in 1524.