1998 32c Celebrate the Century,1930s: Jesse Owens
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US #3185j
1998 Jesse Owens, Six World Records – Celebrate the Century (1930s)
• Part of the fourth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Honors Jesse Owens
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 32¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: September 10, 1998
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 188,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.6
Tagging: Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the international athletic achievements of track star Jesse Owens.
About the stamp design: Pictures a painting of Owens by Paul Calle. Includes the following text on the back “On the afternoon of May 25, 1935, Ohio State University’s track star Jesse Owens was credited with setting 5 world records and tying another. The following year he earned 4 gold medals in international competition at Berlin.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the foot of Cleveland, Ohio’s Terminal Tower Building at Tower City Center. When it first opened in June 1930, the 52-story building was among the tallest buildings in the world and was the tallest west of New York City for 40 years.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: Jesse Owens had already set three world records and tied another prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. To Owens these games meant more than a chance for additional awards. He would have the chance to perform in front of Adolf Hitler. This would be the opportunity to prove to the Führer that he was the fastest man in the world.
Hitler believed that Germans were the master race, and that European athletes were superior to any in the world, especially to minority athletes. Posters portraying this idea were hanging all over Berlin.
The first event of the games, the shotput, was won by a German. Hitler met with this man to publicly congratulate him. But then Owens won the broad jump, and broke the world and Olympic records in the 200-meter dash. His appearance at the Olympics was completed the next day, when he was a member of the record-breaking 400-meter relay team. Hitler was so embarrassed he refused to meet Owens.
After the Olympics, Owens decided not to become a professional athlete, but to return to college. He spent the rest of his life in the public relations field and as secretary of the Illinois State Athletic Commission.
US #3185j
1998 Jesse Owens, Six World Records – Celebrate the Century (1930s)
• Part of the fourth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Honors Jesse Owens
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 32¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: September 10, 1998
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 188,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.6
Tagging: Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the international athletic achievements of track star Jesse Owens.
About the stamp design: Pictures a painting of Owens by Paul Calle. Includes the following text on the back “On the afternoon of May 25, 1935, Ohio State University’s track star Jesse Owens was credited with setting 5 world records and tying another. The following year he earned 4 gold medals in international competition at Berlin.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the foot of Cleveland, Ohio’s Terminal Tower Building at Tower City Center. When it first opened in June 1930, the 52-story building was among the tallest buildings in the world and was the tallest west of New York City for 40 years.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: Jesse Owens had already set three world records and tied another prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. To Owens these games meant more than a chance for additional awards. He would have the chance to perform in front of Adolf Hitler. This would be the opportunity to prove to the Führer that he was the fastest man in the world.
Hitler believed that Germans were the master race, and that European athletes were superior to any in the world, especially to minority athletes. Posters portraying this idea were hanging all over Berlin.
The first event of the games, the shotput, was won by a German. Hitler met with this man to publicly congratulate him. But then Owens won the broad jump, and broke the world and Olympic records in the 200-meter dash. His appearance at the Olympics was completed the next day, when he was a member of the record-breaking 400-meter relay team. Hitler was so embarrassed he refused to meet Owens.
After the Olympics, Owens decided not to become a professional athlete, but to return to college. He spent the rest of his life in the public relations field and as secretary of the Illinois State Athletic Commission.