United States of America 1999 All Aboard! 20th Century Trains
From Stamps of the World
- Issue date: 26th August 1999
- five values, in various formats
- Designed by:
- Printed by (stamps): Ashton-Potter USA Ltd
- Print process: offset lithography
- stamp format height 25mm x width 39¾mm
- Perforations: 11 x 11 (comb)
ALL ABOARD! 20th Century Trains
33c ~ The Daylight
33c ~ The Congressional
33c ~ The 20th Century Limited
33c ~ The Hiawatha
33c ~ The Super Chief
- these trains were restyled in Art Deco fashion by famous industrial designers;
- see illustration of postcard set (below) for background information
- the backs of the (mint) stamps are also printed with this information (turn them over!)
Stamp Booklet and Postcard set
- booklet has 'window' in front cover, through which a 'pane' of 15 stamps (3 x 5 designs), folded along the perforations, can be seen
- postcards are a set of five, with 20c imprinted stamps, sold in a booklet of 20 cards for US$6.95
