1990 25c Olympians: Ray Ewry
# 2497 - 1990 25c Olympians: Ray Ewry
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US #2497
1990 Ray Ewry
- Part of Set of five stamps featuring five former Olympic gold medal winners
- First Stamps issued under USPS sponsorship of Olympics
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Olympians
Value: 25¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: July 6, 1990
First Day City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Quantity Issued: 35,697,500
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 35 from printing cylinders of 140
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: This stamp is part of a set issued to honor past American Olympic stars. They were the first stamps issued by USPS during its sponsorship of the 1992 Olympic Games.
About the stamp design: The Olympians stamps were designed by Bart Forbes, who was also the talent behind the 1988 Winter and Summer Olympics stamps. He used existing photos of the athletes as inspiration for his stamp designs.
About the printing process: The Olympians stamps were originally going to be produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Because of other commitments, the printing job was given to the American Bank Note Company. The panes of 35 was a new format.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the US Olympic Festival 90.
About the Olympians set: The US Postal Service originally planned to issued a single stamp honoring Jesse Owens. When the USPS became an official Olympic sponsor, the issue was expanded to include a booklet of five athletes instead of one. Later, it was announced that the stamps would be issued as a sheet rather than a booklet.
History the stamp represents:
Ray Ewry was known for his excellence in standing jumps. During the 1900 and 1904 Olympics, he took home gold in the standing long jump, standing high jump, and standing triple jump. At a special Olympics held in Athens in 1906, Ewry was awarded the gold medal for the standing high and long jumps after the third event was dropped. He added two more gold medals two years later before retiring. His record of eight gold medals in individual events (not counting the special games) held until 2008 (a century after Ewry won his last gold medal). Ewry’s record for the standing long jump was still standing when the event was discontinued in international competition in the 1930s.
US #2497
1990 Ray Ewry
- Part of Set of five stamps featuring five former Olympic gold medal winners
- First Stamps issued under USPS sponsorship of Olympics
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Olympians
Value: 25¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: July 6, 1990
First Day City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Quantity Issued: 35,697,500
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 35 from printing cylinders of 140
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: This stamp is part of a set issued to honor past American Olympic stars. They were the first stamps issued by USPS during its sponsorship of the 1992 Olympic Games.
About the stamp design: The Olympians stamps were designed by Bart Forbes, who was also the talent behind the 1988 Winter and Summer Olympics stamps. He used existing photos of the athletes as inspiration for his stamp designs.
About the printing process: The Olympians stamps were originally going to be produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Because of other commitments, the printing job was given to the American Bank Note Company. The panes of 35 was a new format.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the US Olympic Festival 90.
About the Olympians set: The US Postal Service originally planned to issued a single stamp honoring Jesse Owens. When the USPS became an official Olympic sponsor, the issue was expanded to include a booklet of five athletes instead of one. Later, it was announced that the stamps would be issued as a sheet rather than a booklet.
History the stamp represents:
Ray Ewry was known for his excellence in standing jumps. During the 1900 and 1904 Olympics, he took home gold in the standing long jump, standing high jump, and standing triple jump. At a special Olympics held in Athens in 1906, Ewry was awarded the gold medal for the standing high and long jumps after the third event was dropped. He added two more gold medals two years later before retiring. His record of eight gold medals in individual events (not counting the special games) held until 2008 (a century after Ewry won his last gold medal). Ewry’s record for the standing long jump was still standing when the event was discontinued in international competition in the 1930s.