Lewis & Clark Anyone?

Nice. Certainly more colourful than the 1954 commemorative.

I just went back to an old Postal Bulletin where the 2004 Lewis & Clark singles shown in the first scan were put on sale. That was a relatively difficult stamp to acquire, as it was not available at local post offices, one had to buy them from a Philatelic Center post office or from the USPS Stamp Fulfillment Service. Further, they were considered a "prestige" booklet and were sold as a booklet of 20 for $8.95, which meant the stamps cost about $0.45 each even though they had a "face" value of only $0.37. Also, the stamps were not engraved but were produced by the intaglio/offset method of printing.

Still a very nice, colorful pair of stamps. Unfortunately, the availability and cost recited above meant that most examples weren't seen on too much non-philatelic mail.

That's about right wt as I vividly remember riding my mountain bike all the way into town (Jersey Shore PA.)to our local Post Office and asked for the new Lewis & Clark stamps and they told me either they was sold out or they were on order. I checked and check and checked again and no cigar; or Lewis & Clark respectively! That's why when I got those on a piece of mail recently my heart literally fluttered and I was more excited with that than the new Molly Pitcher stamps the cover had contained! Sound like a true stamp collector or what! Ha Ha!

The modern set of Lewis and Clark stamps were issued in a brilliant booklet form that I was lucky enough to buy two of. I have tucked them away for the future.....possibly to give to my daughter who shows an interest in stamps.

Butch

Someone that lives near me! Cool...

Where are you from in NECPA? Williamsport? I actually moved to Curwensville a yea ago but otherwise lived in Jersey Shore my whole life. I hate it here and want to go back to my little mountain town.

1905 - Portland - Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition
Just catching up on some scans and thought you might like this one.

WOW! I love it! I'd buy something like that if it crossed my path methinks! Thanks for showing it to me!

wt1,

I had thought intaglio was another term for engraved. Am I wrong? I had thought that the frame was intaglio printed (engraved) and the vignette offset printed. In any case, they are very attractive.

Matt

I live near Phildelphia now. I grew up in the city, though. Great time around the bicentennial here. Wish I'd been old enough to go to Interphil 76.

I would have been about 4 in '76. lol I would have been a tad young for stamp shows!

Those are great stamps. I have the portraits on a magnet from the USPS.


@ I Love Stamps, 4 is not too young for a stamp show. My son (5 yrs) & now my daughter 16 mos) have been going to stamp shows since they were born. My son enjoys looking thru stamps, covers, and postcards. Plus most dealers enjoy seeing a kid and it helps me get a better deal (sometimes). LOL!

WOW those are Awesome 1775mac. I love them.

thank you all member,
Welcome to the forum. Keep it.....

Wow , they are very nice stamps.
Will have to look for these in mailings