20c Alaska Statehood single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
The 20-cent Alaska Statehood commemorative stamp in pane of fifty was issued January 3, 1984, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Designed by Bill Bond, the stamp features Caribou and the Alaska pipeline. The issuance of the stamp marked 25th anniversary of the Alaska statehood.
This was the first stamp printed by a private firm under the terms of a contract awarded by the Postal Service on September 8, 1983.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (November 24, 1983).
mint
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
January 3, 1984
Object number
1999.2004.325
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure
Place
Alaska
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 2066
National Postal Museum
Depicts
Alaska
Topic
Animals
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1999.2004.325
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87e72d021-7f80-4b00-8bd7-586c8dfcdea0
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