Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service issued its 29-cent Cole Porter commemorative stamp on June 8, 1991, in Peru, Indiana, where the American composer was born and is buried.
- Cole Porter (1891-1964) was a famous American musical comedy composer and lyricist. He created music for many Broadway plays and films. Among his best-known songs were "Night and Day," "Begin the Beguine," "Let's Do It," "What Is This Thing Called Love," and "Don't Fence Me In."
- The stamps were designed by Jim Sharpe and printed in the photogravure process by the American Bank Note Company. The stamps were issued in panes of fifty.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (May 30, 1991).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- June 8, 1991
- Object number
- 1993.2015.116
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored)/photogravure
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2550
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Stars of Stage & Screen
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Music & Musicians
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1993.2015.116
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83e6118a0-dcde-4dcb-9d52-2f792d916399
