# 2506-07 - 1990 25c Micronesia and Marshall Islands
US #2506-07
1990 Micronesia and Marshall Islands
- Honors the Compact of Fee Association
- Double joint issue
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set : US, Micronesia, and Marshall Islands Joint Issue
Value: 25¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: September 28, 1990
First Day City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 75,715,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Format: Panes of 50
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: The set of two stamps was issued to commemorate the Compact of Free Association. The stamps were part of a double joint issue with the US, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
About the stamp design: Hawaiian artist, Herb Kane designed the se-tenant pair. He chose outrigger canoes like those used by the people of the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. The flag of each country is shown on the respective stamps. The background on both stamps is blue.
The Marshall Islands stamp pictures a wa lap canoe and stick chart. This chart is used by indigenous people to teach young men to navigate the sea by the patterns of the waves. Shells mark the location of islands. The knowledge of how to read stick charts was a well-kept secret.
The Micronesia stamp shows a popo canoe. These vessels are still in use by people of the region.
About the printing process: Most of the stamp design was printed using offset printing. Only the lettering was done with engraving.
First Day City: The first day ceremony for all six stamps was held at the Dean Acheson Auditorium in the Department of State in Washington, DC, on September 28, 1990. Ceremonies were also held at Palikir, Pohnpei, Micronesia, and Majuro in the Marshall Islands
Unusual fact about this set: Micronesia issued a se-tenant strip of three stamps also commemorating the Compact of Free Association. Two of the stamps had the same image as the US stamps, while the third showed the US flag, the ship USS Constitution, an American eagle and the frigate-bird the national bird of the country. Marshall Islands released one stamp, which had the same design as the US stamp honoring its nation.
Marshall Islands And Micronesia Joint Issue
During World War II, Japan established a powerful empire based in the Pacific Ocean. After the war, many small island groups were left without a government, and did not have the resources to rule themselves. In 1947, the United Nations established the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Administered by the U.S. government, the territory consisted of the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands (except Guam), the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Palau Islands.
US #2506-07
1990 Micronesia and Marshall Islands
- Honors the Compact of Fee Association
- Double joint issue
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set : US, Micronesia, and Marshall Islands Joint Issue
Value: 25¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: September 28, 1990
First Day City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 75,715,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Format: Panes of 50
Perforations: 11
Why the stamp was issued: The set of two stamps was issued to commemorate the Compact of Free Association. The stamps were part of a double joint issue with the US, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
About the stamp design: Hawaiian artist, Herb Kane designed the se-tenant pair. He chose outrigger canoes like those used by the people of the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. The flag of each country is shown on the respective stamps. The background on both stamps is blue.
The Marshall Islands stamp pictures a wa lap canoe and stick chart. This chart is used by indigenous people to teach young men to navigate the sea by the patterns of the waves. Shells mark the location of islands. The knowledge of how to read stick charts was a well-kept secret.
The Micronesia stamp shows a popo canoe. These vessels are still in use by people of the region.
About the printing process: Most of the stamp design was printed using offset printing. Only the lettering was done with engraving.
First Day City: The first day ceremony for all six stamps was held at the Dean Acheson Auditorium in the Department of State in Washington, DC, on September 28, 1990. Ceremonies were also held at Palikir, Pohnpei, Micronesia, and Majuro in the Marshall Islands
Unusual fact about this set: Micronesia issued a se-tenant strip of three stamps also commemorating the Compact of Free Association. Two of the stamps had the same image as the US stamps, while the third showed the US flag, the ship USS Constitution, an American eagle and the frigate-bird the national bird of the country. Marshall Islands released one stamp, which had the same design as the US stamp honoring its nation.
Marshall Islands And Micronesia Joint Issue
During World War II, Japan established a powerful empire based in the Pacific Ocean. After the war, many small island groups were left without a government, and did not have the resources to rule themselves. In 1947, the United Nations established the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Administered by the U.S. government, the territory consisted of the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands (except Guam), the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Palau Islands.