#2703 – 1992 29c Minerals: Wulfenite

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US#2703
1992 Wulfenite 

 

  • Part of set of four picturing minerals from the Smithsonian Institution’s collection

Stamp Category:  Commemorative
Set:  Minerals
Value:  29¢, First Class Mail rate
First Day of Issue:  September 17, 1992
First Day City:  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued:  147,324,000
Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method:  Offset lithographed, engraved
Format:  Panes of 40
Perforations:  11

About the stamp design:  The images on the Minerals stamps were created by Leonard Buckley, a designer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  The minerals were photographed by a Smithsonian photographer.  The minerals Buckley chose to feature are Azurite, copper, Variscite, and Wulfenite. 

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.  Lillian Turner, who had pushed for stamps showing minerals, was an honored guest.

Unusual fact about this stamp:  Lillian Turner was the driving force behind these stamps as well as the 1974 Mineral Heritage stamps (#1538-41).  She hoped the stamps would publicize the new Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian.

History the stamps represent: Four minerals - azurite, copper, variscite, and wulfenite - were featured on this set of stamps.

Wulfenite is found in great quantities near Eastern Europe and South America.  This yellow-orange mineral forms a crystallized structure, giving it a jagged appearance.

 
 
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US#2703
1992 Wulfenite 

 

  • Part of set of four picturing minerals from the Smithsonian Institution’s collection

Stamp Category:  Commemorative
Set:  Minerals
Value:  29¢, First Class Mail rate
First Day of Issue:  September 17, 1992
First Day City:  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued:  147,324,000
Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method:  Offset lithographed, engraved
Format:  Panes of 40
Perforations:  11

About the stamp design:  The images on the Minerals stamps were created by Leonard Buckley, a designer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  The minerals were photographed by a Smithsonian photographer.  The minerals Buckley chose to feature are Azurite, copper, Variscite, and Wulfenite. 

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.  Lillian Turner, who had pushed for stamps showing minerals, was an honored guest.

Unusual fact about this stamp:  Lillian Turner was the driving force behind these stamps as well as the 1974 Mineral Heritage stamps (#1538-41).  She hoped the stamps would publicize the new Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian.

History the stamps represent: Four minerals - azurite, copper, variscite, and wulfenite - were featured on this set of stamps.

Wulfenite is found in great quantities near Eastern Europe and South America.  This yellow-orange mineral forms a crystallized structure, giving it a jagged appearance.