2019 First-Class Forever Stamp,Transcontinental Railroad: Jupiter Locomotive
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US #5378
2019 Jupiter Locomotive – Transcontinental Railroad
• One of three stamps celebrating the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
• Stamp pictures the Jupiter locomotive which represented the Central Pacific Railroad and the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Transcontinental Railroad
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 10, 2019
First Day City: Promontory Summit, Utah
Quantity Issued: 50,400,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset (with gold-foiled highlights)
Format: Panes of 18
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Jupiter locomotive’s role in its history.
About the stamp design: Picture the Jupiter locomotive which carried officers and guests to the Golden Spike Ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah. Original painting by artist Michael J. Deas.
Special design details: Stamp includes gold foil highlights which add to its splendid design.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Golden Spike National Historic Site in Promontory Summit, Utah.
About the Transcontinental Railroad set: Three stamps arranged to represent the joining of eastern and western portions of the Transcontinental Railroad at the Golden Spike Ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah, 150 years ago. Stamps picture the Jupiter and No. 119 locomotives which carried officers and guests to the Golden Spike Ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah. The third stamp pictures the ceremonial golden spike that connected the western and eastern portions of train track. Original paintings of the locomotives were by artist Michael J. Deas, while the golden spike was illustrated by Kevin Cantrell.
History the stamp represents: Central Pacific Railroad #60 – or Jupiter – was one of two trains that met in Promontory Summit, Utah, to mark the completion of America’s First Transcontinental Railroad. Jupiter represented the western portion of the track.
The Central Pacific Railroad was approved by Congress in 1862, and became a project managed and funded by Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Charles Crocker, an Mark Hopkins. These California businessmen became known as the “Big Four” or “The Associates.” Construction began on the Central Pacific Railroad in 1863. It started in Sacramento, California, and finished in Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869. Around 80 percent of crewmen who worked on the Central Pacific Railroad were Chinese emigrants.
Leland Stanford took a train pulled by the Antelope to the ceremony celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. A regularly scheduled train, Jupiter traveled ahead of them. Loggers near the railroad thought Jupiter was the only train coming, and sent a huge log rolling down the hill that it had just climbed. Antelope was severely damaged by the log, and Stanford was forced to take Jupiter to Utah instead.
This single unexpected event changed history. Today, the story of Antelope has all but faded away, while Jupiter is a legend we will never forget.
US #5378
2019 Jupiter Locomotive – Transcontinental Railroad
• One of three stamps celebrating the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
• Stamp pictures the Jupiter locomotive which represented the Central Pacific Railroad and the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Transcontinental Railroad
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 10, 2019
First Day City: Promontory Summit, Utah
Quantity Issued: 50,400,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset (with gold-foiled highlights)
Format: Panes of 18
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Jupiter locomotive’s role in its history.
About the stamp design: Picture the Jupiter locomotive which carried officers and guests to the Golden Spike Ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah. Original painting by artist Michael J. Deas.
Special design details: Stamp includes gold foil highlights which add to its splendid design.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Golden Spike National Historic Site in Promontory Summit, Utah.
About the Transcontinental Railroad set: Three stamps arranged to represent the joining of eastern and western portions of the Transcontinental Railroad at the Golden Spike Ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah, 150 years ago. Stamps picture the Jupiter and No. 119 locomotives which carried officers and guests to the Golden Spike Ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah. The third stamp pictures the ceremonial golden spike that connected the western and eastern portions of train track. Original paintings of the locomotives were by artist Michael J. Deas, while the golden spike was illustrated by Kevin Cantrell.
History the stamp represents: Central Pacific Railroad #60 – or Jupiter – was one of two trains that met in Promontory Summit, Utah, to mark the completion of America’s First Transcontinental Railroad. Jupiter represented the western portion of the track.
The Central Pacific Railroad was approved by Congress in 1862, and became a project managed and funded by Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Charles Crocker, an Mark Hopkins. These California businessmen became known as the “Big Four” or “The Associates.” Construction began on the Central Pacific Railroad in 1863. It started in Sacramento, California, and finished in Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869. Around 80 percent of crewmen who worked on the Central Pacific Railroad were Chinese emigrants.
Leland Stanford took a train pulled by the Antelope to the ceremony celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. A regularly scheduled train, Jupiter traveled ahead of them. Loggers near the railroad thought Jupiter was the only train coming, and sent a huge log rolling down the hill that it had just climbed. Antelope was severely damaged by the log, and Stanford was forced to take Jupiter to Utah instead.
This single unexpected event changed history. Today, the story of Antelope has all but faded away, while Jupiter is a legend we will never forget.