1990 25c Olympians: Hazel Wightman
# 2498 - 1990 25c Olympians: Hazel Wightman
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US #2498
1990 Hazel Wightman
- 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.
The Hazel Wightman stamp was one of the more difficult ones for Forbes to create because there aren’t many photographs of Wightman. The artist adapted the few, blurry images of the tennis player for the stamp.
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:
In 1924, Hazel Wightman won two gold medals in Olympic tennis. She was partnered with her student, Helen Wills, in the ladies’ doubles event and with Richard Norris Williams in the mixed doubles. This year marked the final Olympic Games offering tennis as an event.
Wightman competed on the world stage in other tennis matches, as well. Over the course of her 45-year career, she earned 45 national tennis titles. Her final championship came when she was 63 years old. She also founded the Wightman Cup, a competition between American and British amateur female tennis players. She has been called the “Queen Mother of American Tennis.”
US #2498
1990 Hazel Wightman
- 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.
The Hazel Wightman stamp was one of the more difficult ones for Forbes to create because there aren’t many photographs of Wightman. The artist adapted the few, blurry images of the tennis player for the stamp.
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:
In 1924, Hazel Wightman won two gold medals in Olympic tennis. She was partnered with her student, Helen Wills, in the ladies’ doubles event and with Richard Norris Williams in the mixed doubles. This year marked the final Olympic Games offering tennis as an event.
Wightman competed on the world stage in other tennis matches, as well. Over the course of her 45-year career, she earned 45 national tennis titles. Her final championship came when she was 63 years old. She also founded the Wightman Cup, a competition between American and British amateur female tennis players. She has been called the “Queen Mother of American Tennis.”