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U.S. #3878
2004 37¢ Cloudscapes

 

 

Issue Date: October 4, 2004
City: Milton, MA
Quantity: 8,336,000
Printed By: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11
Color: Multicolored
 
“The moon is wading deep in snow,” is one of many sayings people used to forecast weather from the clouds.
 
Clouds form when moist air rises to a cooler altitude and condenses around tiny particles. Strong winds move the clouds around the world until the water falls as rain or snow.
 
In 1803, Luke Howard (1772-1864), a British amateur meteorologist, categorized clouds using Latin names. Modern cloud classification is based on his system.
 
The Latin cloud names describe their appearance. Layer-like clouds are called stratus clouds. Cumulus clouds are piled-up masses of white clouds. Cirrus clouds are curly white clouds.
 
Stratus and stratocumulus are low-level clouds. Mid-altitude clouds (alto-) are generally found between 6,000 and 20,000 feet. High altitude clouds (cirro-) are generally found above 20,000 feet.
 
Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds may reach heights as great as 60,000 feet from their base. Beware when the top of such a cloud flattens out to the shape of an anvil. Then, it’s a thunderhead!
 
Once, people depended entirely on folklore to predict weather. Today, forecasters may use modern scientific instruments, but they still have to look to the clouds.
 

National Stamp Collecting Month

On October 1, 1981, the USPS began its very first National Stamp Collecting Month, a celebration that continues to this day.

The USPS and the Council of Philatelic Organizations created National Stamp Collecting Month in 1981. In announcing the annual celebration, then-Postmaster General William F. Bolger encouraged “employees and customers alike to discover the joy of stamp collecting – the hobby of a lifetime.”

That first year, the USPS produced a Souvenir Card picturing two stamps – US #245, the $5 Columbian, and #1918, the 1981 “Benefiting Mankind” stamp from that year’s Space Achievement issue.  The theme that first year was “Discover Stamp Collecting – the Hobby of a Lifetime.”

In 1982, another souvenir card was issued, picturing US #C3a, the legendary Inverted Jenny.  The 1983 card pictured US #293, the Mississippi River Bridge from the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.  The theme that year was “Discover the Beauty and Lore of Stamp Collecting… the Hobby of a Lifetime.”  The 1984 card pictured US #2104, the Family Unity stamp, to go with the theme “Fall in Love with Stamp Collecting – A Family Hobby.”

In 1985, the USPS issued its first stamps specifically for National Stamp Collecting Month, picturing different breeds of horses.  Ever since they’ve issued a set of stamps most years in early October or late September to celebrate National Stamp Collecting Month.  Often, these stamps are geared toward children, to help increase interest in a new generation of collectors.

And whether or not a new set of stamps is issued each year, the USPS and local stamp groups often stage National Stamp Collecting Month events.  Many years the USPS has also created special National Stamp Collecting Month cancelations.

See below for several of the past National Stamp Collecting Month issues.  We’ve pictured a few of them, but you can click on any of the links to see the stamps, read more about them, and order them for your collection.

US #2240-43 – 1986 Woodcarved Figurines

US #2362-66 – 1987 Locomotives

US #2390-93 – 1988 Carousel Animals

US #2508-11 – 1990 Sea Creatures

US #2568-77 – 1991 Space Exploration

US #2705-09 – 1992 Wild Animals

US #2785-88 – 1993 Children’s Classics

US #2863-66 – 1994 Wonders of the Sea

US #3105 – 1996 Endangered Species

US #3168-72 – 1997 Classic Movie Monsters

US #3238-42 – 1998 Space Discovery

US #3351 – 1999 Insects and Spiders

US #3439-43 – 2000 Deep Sea Creatures

US #3534 – 2001 Porky Pig

US #3661-64 – 2002 American Bats

US #3814-18 – 2003 Reptiles and Amphibians

US #3945-48 – 2005 Constellations

US #4203-04 – 2007 Polar Lights

US #4352  – 2008 Great Lakes Dunes

US #4423 – 2009 Kelp Forest

US #4710 – 2012 Earthscapes

US #4806 – 2013 Inverted Jenny– Issued September 22 to coincide with the opening of the William H. Gross Gallery at the National Postal Museum

US #4928-35 – 2014 Batman

US #5021-30 – 2015 A Charlie Brown Christmas

 

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U.S. #3878
2004 37¢ Cloudscapes

 

 

Issue Date: October 4, 2004
City: Milton, MA
Quantity: 8,336,000
Printed By: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11
Color: Multicolored
 
“The moon is wading deep in snow,” is one of many sayings people used to forecast weather from the clouds.
 
Clouds form when moist air rises to a cooler altitude and condenses around tiny particles. Strong winds move the clouds around the world until the water falls as rain or snow.
 
In 1803, Luke Howard (1772-1864), a British amateur meteorologist, categorized clouds using Latin names. Modern cloud classification is based on his system.
 
The Latin cloud names describe their appearance. Layer-like clouds are called stratus clouds. Cumulus clouds are piled-up masses of white clouds. Cirrus clouds are curly white clouds.
 
Stratus and stratocumulus are low-level clouds. Mid-altitude clouds (alto-) are generally found between 6,000 and 20,000 feet. High altitude clouds (cirro-) are generally found above 20,000 feet.
 
Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds may reach heights as great as 60,000 feet from their base. Beware when the top of such a cloud flattens out to the shape of an anvil. Then, it’s a thunderhead!
 
Once, people depended entirely on folklore to predict weather. Today, forecasters may use modern scientific instruments, but they still have to look to the clouds.
 

National Stamp Collecting Month

On October 1, 1981, the USPS began its very first National Stamp Collecting Month, a celebration that continues to this day.

The USPS and the Council of Philatelic Organizations created National Stamp Collecting Month in 1981. In announcing the annual celebration, then-Postmaster General William F. Bolger encouraged “employees and customers alike to discover the joy of stamp collecting – the hobby of a lifetime.”

That first year, the USPS produced a Souvenir Card picturing two stamps – US #245, the $5 Columbian, and #1918, the 1981 “Benefiting Mankind” stamp from that year’s Space Achievement issue.  The theme that first year was “Discover Stamp Collecting – the Hobby of a Lifetime.”

In 1982, another souvenir card was issued, picturing US #C3a, the legendary Inverted Jenny.  The 1983 card pictured US #293, the Mississippi River Bridge from the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.  The theme that year was “Discover the Beauty and Lore of Stamp Collecting… the Hobby of a Lifetime.”  The 1984 card pictured US #2104, the Family Unity stamp, to go with the theme “Fall in Love with Stamp Collecting – A Family Hobby.”

In 1985, the USPS issued its first stamps specifically for National Stamp Collecting Month, picturing different breeds of horses.  Ever since they’ve issued a set of stamps most years in early October or late September to celebrate National Stamp Collecting Month.  Often, these stamps are geared toward children, to help increase interest in a new generation of collectors.

And whether or not a new set of stamps is issued each year, the USPS and local stamp groups often stage National Stamp Collecting Month events.  Many years the USPS has also created special National Stamp Collecting Month cancelations.

See below for several of the past National Stamp Collecting Month issues.  We’ve pictured a few of them, but you can click on any of the links to see the stamps, read more about them, and order them for your collection.

US #2240-43 – 1986 Woodcarved Figurines

US #2362-66 – 1987 Locomotives

US #2390-93 – 1988 Carousel Animals

US #2508-11 – 1990 Sea Creatures

US #2568-77 – 1991 Space Exploration

US #2705-09 – 1992 Wild Animals

US #2785-88 – 1993 Children’s Classics

US #2863-66 – 1994 Wonders of the Sea

US #3105 – 1996 Endangered Species

US #3168-72 – 1997 Classic Movie Monsters

US #3238-42 – 1998 Space Discovery

US #3351 – 1999 Insects and Spiders

US #3439-43 – 2000 Deep Sea Creatures

US #3534 – 2001 Porky Pig

US #3661-64 – 2002 American Bats

US #3814-18 – 2003 Reptiles and Amphibians

US #3945-48 – 2005 Constellations

US #4203-04 – 2007 Polar Lights

US #4352  – 2008 Great Lakes Dunes

US #4423 – 2009 Kelp Forest

US #4710 – 2012 Earthscapes

US #4806 – 2013 Inverted Jenny– Issued September 22 to coincide with the opening of the William H. Gross Gallery at the National Postal Museum

US #4928-35 – 2014 Batman

US #5021-30 – 2015 A Charlie Brown Christmas