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- From: sga@cray.com (Steven G. Anderson)
- Subject: STAMPS: US New Issues 1992-1994
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 15:38:58 CST
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- US New Issues
- 1992 - 1994
-
- Sources: Linns Stamp News, American Philatelist, Scotts Stamp
- Monthly, USPS Stamps Etc.
-
- I had hoped this would be last listing with 1992 stamps, but
- there new issues are still showing up and large number of catalog
- numbers are still missing. So look for it again near the end of
- February.
-
- 1992 ISSUES
-
-
-
- January 11 29c 5 Winter Olympic designs: Hockey, skiing, bob-
- sledding, figure skating, and speed skating.
- Orlando, FL 32862. Printed by Stamp Venturers.
- Pane of 35. (2611-2615)
-
- January 16 19c Wadsworth Atheneum postal card. Hartford, CT
- 06101. (UX160)
-
- January 21 29c Country Geese on a #10 envelope. Previous issue
- was on a #6.75 envelope. Virginia Beach, VA 23450.
- (U624)
-
- January 21 29c Space station hologram envelope. Same design as
- 25c issue in 1989. Virginia Beach, VA 23450.
- (U625)
-
- January 23 19c Cobb Hall. Chicago, IL 60607. (UX161)
-
- January 24 29c World Columbian Expo. Rosemont, IL 60607.
- (Actual first-day site is Des Plaines, IL 60018).
- A constant variety has appeared on this stamp. The
- "a" in May looks more like a "z" on 10 of every 200
- stamps. The stamps with the variety only appear in
- the second column of the left hand panes. (2616)
-
- January 31 29c W.E.B. DuBois. Atlanta, GA 30304. (2617)
-
-
-
- February 1 19c Walter Hall, Willamette University. Salem, OR
- 97309. (UX162)
-
- February 6 29c Love. Shows an envelope with a heart. Loveland,
- CO 80538. Notes - This issue is also likely to have
- bulls-eye and L perfs, so keep your eyes open. In
- the April 13 Linns it is reported that only the L
- perfs will be used. (2618)
-
- February 16 75c Wendell Wilkie definitive. Bloomington, IN
- 47408. (2193)
-
-
-
- March 2 $5 Bret Harte reprint. Prephosphored paper.
-
- March 3 29c Flower coil with real perfs. Rochester, NY
- 14692. Printed by Stamp Venturers. (2526)
-
- March 9 29c Earl Warren, Great American Series. Printed by
- CBNC. Washington, DC 20066. (2184A). Note that
- this will probably be the last Great American issue.
- It was designed by Czeslaw Slania.
-
-
-
- April 3 29c Olympic baseball. Atlanta, GA. 30304. (2619)
-
- April 10 29c Western Americana envelope. Dodge City, Kansas
- 67801. (U626)
-
- April 22 29c Protect the environment envelope. Chicago, IL
- 60607. (U627)
-
- April 23 29c Flag over White House. Washington, DC 20066.
- (2609)
-
- April 24 29c Block of 4 honoring Columbus. Christiansted, VI
- 00820 and Grenada, Spain. Joint issue with Italy.
- (2620-23)
-
-
-
- May 1 Almost every envelope available is being rereleased
- on recycled paper. Kansas City, MO 64801.
-
- May 6 19c America's Cup postal card. San Diego, CA.
- 92199. (UX163)
-
- May 9 19c Columbia River Gorge postal card. Astoria, OR.
- 98648. (UX164)
-
- May 11 19c Great Hall, Ellis Island postal card. Ellis
- Island, NY 10199. (UX165)
-
- May 17 29c NY Stock Exchange. New York, NY. 10199. Shows
- a stock certificate. Definately gets my vote for
- ugliest stamp of 1992. Pane of 40. Printed by
- ABNC. (2630)
-
- May 19 19.8c Bulk-rate star design envelope. Las Vegas, NV
- 89199. (U628)
-
- May 22 1c-$5 6 souvenir sheets reproducing the 1893
- Columbians. Joint with Italy, Spain and Portugal.
- Rosemount, IL 60607. (Were issued at the World
- Columbian Expo.) (2624-2629) Note that stamps will
- only be on sale until September 27, 1992. Note that
- the colors are supposed to match the original, but
- when I got home and compared the ones I have from
- the 1893 issue with the 1992 issue, the colors are
- not the same. The 1992 issues are lighter, more
- pastel, than the originals.
-
- May 29 29c Space block of 4 showing Apollo and Soyuz space-
- crafts as well as US and USSR astronauts. Joint
- with the Russian Republic. Chicago or Des Plaines,
- IL. 60607. (2631-2634)
-
- May 30 29c Alaskan highway. Fairbanks, AK 99709. (2635)
-
- May ?? 3c Conestoga Wagon utagged version.
-
-
-
- June 1 29c Bicentennial of Kentucky statehood. Danville,
- KY 40422. Printed by Stamp Venturers. (2636)
-
- June 11 29c Summer Olympics sheet of 35 (soccer, volleyball,
- swimming, women's gymnastics, and boxing). Bal-
- timore, MD. (2637-2641)
-
- June 12 29c Wood duck. New booklet with only a single pane
- of 10 stamps. (BK174)
-
- June 15 29c Booklet of 5 hummingbirds. Washington, DC
- 20066. Printed by ABNC. (2642-2646)
-
- June 25 25c Space station hologram envelope.
-
-
-
- July 1 $15 Federal Duck Stamp. (RW59)
-
- July 7 $1 Johns Hopkins. C press, phosphor coated paper.
-
- July 10 52c Consular Service Bicentennial official envelope.
- Washington, DC 20066. (UO86)
-
- July 10 75c Consular Service Bicentennial official envelope.
- Washington, DC 20066. (UO87)
-
- July 21 23c USA & Flag bulk-rate, first-class presort coil.
- Kansas City, MO 64108. Printed by ABNC. (2608)
-
- July 22 29c Disabilities envelope. Washington, DC 20066.
- (U629)
-
- July 24 29c Wildflower stamps, sheet of 50 different
- designs. Columbus, OH 43216. (2647-2696)
-
-
-
- August 17 29c WWII sheetlet of 10. Indianapolis, IN 46206.
- (2697)
-
- August 20 Variable rate side-wise coil. Oklahoma City, OK
- 73125. Note that the donominations range from 1c to
- $99.99. That is $499,950 for a complete set of
- 9,999 different values. Scott has the 29c variety
- listed as Computer Vending Postage #31.
-
- August 22 29c Dorothy Parker. West End, NJ 07740. (2698)
-
- August 31 29c Theodore von Karman. Washington, DC 20066.
- This will be issued during the World Space Congress.
- (2699)
-
-
-
- September 8 29c Pledge of Allegiance stamp. Rome, NY 13440.
- (2594)
-
- September 17 29c Minerals block of 4. Washington, DC 20066.
- (2700-03)
-
- September 25 29c Eagle & Shield ATM stamp. Printed by Stamp Ven-
- turers (red denomination). Dayton, OH 45401. FDC
- deadline November 24. (2597)
-
- September 25 29c Eagle & Shield ATM stamp. Printed by Dittler
- Brothers (green denomination). Dayton, OH 45401.
- FDC deadline November 24. (2596)
-
- September 25 29c Eagle & Shield ATM stamp. Printed by BNCA
- (brown denomination). Dayton, OH 45401. FDC dead-
- line November 24. (2595)
-
- September 28 29c Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. San Diego, CA 92199.
- (2704)
-
- October ?? Variable rate end-wise coil. Oklahoma City, OK
- 73125. Printed by ABNC. Note that the donomina-
- tions range from 1c to $99.99. That is $499,950 for
- a complete set of 9,999 different values.
-
-
-
- October 1 29c Wild animals booklet of 5 (giraffe, panda, flam-
- ingo, penguin, and Bengal tiger). New Orleans, LA
- 70113, but any city acceptable. (2705-09)
-
- October 9 23c USA & Flag bulk-rate, first-class presort coil.
- Printed by BEP.
-
- October 22 29c Traditional Christmas. Washington, DC 20066.
- (2710)
-
- October 22 29c Contemporary Christmas block of 4 (old toys)
- sheet. Kansas City, MO 64108. (2711-14)
-
- October 22 29c Contemporary Christmas block of 4 (old toys)
- booklet. Kansas City, MO 64108. (2715-18)
-
- October 28 29c Self-adhesive Christmas (toy locomotive). New
- York, NY 10199. (2719) Printed by Stamp Venturers?
-
- October ?? 29c Self-adhesive Torch. Tagging is in coating
- instead of on the paper.
-
-
-
- November 13 19c Postal buddy postal card.
-
-
-
- December 2 45c Pumpkinseed sunfish definitive. Washington DC
- 20066. Printed by Stamp Venturers. (2491)
-
- December 8 5c Circus wagon reprinting (photgravure). Cincin-
- nati, OH 45234. FDC deadline February 6, 1993.
- Printed by Stamp Venturers. (2491)
-
- December 30 29c Happy New Year. Features a rooster since 1993
- is the year of the rooster in the Chinese calendar.
- San Francisco, CA 94188. FDC deadline January 29,
- 1993 (2720)
-
- December ?? 19c Fishing boat coil. Printed by ABNC. Design is
- clearer and colors are lighter than the previous
- printing.
-
- Other 1992 issues planned but not issued.
-
-
- ??? 15.2c Bulk-rate postcard coil.
-
- ??? ??c Special Occasions booklet of two designs.
-
- ??? ?? Mary Breckinridge definitive. Wendover, KY
- 41775.
-
- ??? Variable rate end-wise coil. Oklahoma City, OK
- 73125. Printed by ABNC. Note that the donomina-
- tions range from 1c to $99.99. That is $499,950 for
- a complete set of 9,999 different values.
-
-
-
-
-
- 1993 ISSUES
-
-
-
- January 6 19c National Cathedral postal card. Washington, DC
- 20066. FDC deadline February 5, 1993.
-
- January 8 29c Elvis Presley sheet. Memphis, TN 38101 and all
- of the US. FDC deadline Feb 7, 1993.
-
- January 25 29c Space Fantasy booklet of 5. Huntsville, AL
- 35813. FDC deadline February 24, 1993.
-
- January 29 29c Percy L. Julian. Black American Series. Chi-
- cago, IL 60607. FDC deadline February 28, 1993.
-
-
-
- February 8 19c Wren Building postal card. Williamsburg, VA
- 23187 FDC deadline 23187. FDC deadline March 10,
- 1993
-
- February 14 29c Oregon Trail. Salem, OR 97301. FDC deadline
- March 14, 1993.
-
- February 25 29c World University Games. Buffalo, NY 14240.
- FDC deadline March 27, 1993.
-
-
-
- March 23 19c Holocaust Memorial postal card. Price will be
- 50c (unofficial semipostal 19+31 ?). Washington, DC
- 20066. FDC deadline April 22, 1993.
-
- March 30 29c Oklahoma sheet. Oklahoma City, OK 73125. FDC
- deadline April 29, 1993.
-
- March 31 29c Broadway musicals (Showboat, Porgy & Bess,
- Oklahoma, and My Fair Lady) booklet of 4. New York,
- NY 10199. FDC deadline April 30, 1993.
-
- March ??? 29c Grace Kelly. Joint with Monoco.
-
-
-
- April 6 29c Circus (clown, elephant, aerialist, and ring
- master) block of 4. Washington, DC 20066. FDC
- deadline May 6, 1993.
-
- April 11 29c Dean Acheson. Washington, DC 20066. FDC dead-
- line May 11, 1993.
-
- April 17 29c Cherokee Strip. Enid, OK 73701. FDC deadline
- May 17, 1993.
-
-
-
- May 1 29c Sporting horses block of 4. Louisville, KY
- 40231. FDC deadline May 31, 1993.
-
- May 15 29c Spring flowers booklet of 5. The USPS calls
- these Garden flowers, but they all bloom in the
- Spring, and all but one are bulbs. Spokane, WA
- 99210. FDC deadline June 14, 1993.
-
- May 30 29c WWII miniature sheet of 10. FDC deadline June
- 29, 1993.
-
-
-
- June 13 19c Ft. Recovery postal card. Ft. Recovery, OH
- 45846. FDC deadline July 13, 1993.
-
- June 22 29c Joe Lewis. Detroit, MI 48120. FDC deadline
- July 22, 1993.
-
- June ??? 29c Booklet of 7 featuring musicians: Elvis, Buddy
- Holly, Bill Haley, Richie Valens, Otis Redding,
- Dinah Washington, and Clyde McPhatter.
-
-
-
-
- August ??? 29c Hank Williams. Nashville, TN 37229
-
- August ??? 29c Deaf Communication pair.
-
-
-
- September 17 29c Country Music booklet of 4: Patsy Cline, Bob
- Willis, The Carter Family, and Hank Williams. Nash-
- ville, TN 37229. FDC deadline October 17, 1993.
-
- September ??? 19c O'Kane Hall postal card. Worcester, MA
- 01613.
-
- September ??? 19c Playmakers Theatre postal card. Chapel Hill,
- NC 27514.
-
-
-
- October 1 29c Youth Classic Books block of 4: Huck Finn, Lit-
- tle House on the Prairie, Rebecca of Sunnybrook
- Farm, and Little Women.
-
- October 9 19c Beecher Hall postal card. Jacksonville, IL
- 62650. FDC deadline November 8, 1993.
-
- October 14 19c Massachusetts Hall postal card. Brunswick, ME
- 04011.
-
- October 21 29c Contemporary Christmas block of 4. Chicago, IL
- 60607. FDC deadline November 20, 1993.
-
- October 21 29c Contemporary Christmas booklet. Chicago, IL
- 60607. FDC deadline November 20, 1993.
-
- October 21 29c Traditional Christmas. Chicago, IL 60607. FDC
- deadline November 20, 1993.
-
-
-
- November 2 29c Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Washington, DC 20066. FDC deadline December 2,
- 1993.
-
-
-
- Other 1993 issues with no dates.
-
-
- ??? 15.2c Bulk-rate postcard coil.
-
- ??? ??c Special Occasions booklet of two designs.
-
- ??? ??c Mary Breckinridge definitive. Wendover, KY
- 41775.
-
- ??? Variable rate end-wise coil. Oklahoma City, OK
- 73125. Printed by ABNC. Note that the donomina-
- tions range from 1c to $99.99. That is $499,950 for
- a complete set of 9,999 different values.
-
- ??? ??c AID awareness stamp.
-
- ??? 29c Liberty bell sheet stamp.
-
- ??? 29c Kitten envelope.
-
- ??? 29c Sports envelope.
-
-
-
-
- 1994 ISSUES
-
-
-
- ??? ??c George Meany
-
- ??? ??c Pair of crane stamps (whooping and black-
- necked). Joint with China.
-
-
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- Eagan, MN
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