| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | March 5, 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Quantity | 25,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail, Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.50 | Color | Cool Gray 5, Cool Gray 7, Pantone 431, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black |
| Perforation or Dimension | 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm |
| Series | Statehood |
| Series Time Span | 1996 - 2018 |
| Issue Location | Springfield, IL 62703 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
Celebrate the Prairie State's 200th anniversary with this new 11.84 x 21.72-inch press sheet with die cuts, containing six sheets of Illinois Statehood Forever® stamps positioned two across by three down.
The stamp features an outline of the state with 20 stars and yellow beams radiating upward. The stars represent the first 20 states in the Union; the rising sun symbolizes the new state's place on the American flag as the 21st star.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 447106
Celebrate the Prairie State's 200th anniversary with this new Illinois Statehood First Day Cover. The #6 3/4 in envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
The stamp features an outline of the state with 20 stars and yellow beams radiating upward. The stars represent the first 20 states in the Union; the rising sun symbolizes the new state's place on the American flag as the 21st star.
The pictorial postmark features a circular seal, containing bars and stars. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: March 5, 2018, Springfield, IL 62703.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 447116
Celebrate the Prairie State's 200th anniversary with this new Illinois Statehood Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover. The #6 in envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue color postmark.
The stamp features an outline of the state with 20 stars and yellow beams radiating upward. The stars represent the first 20 states in the Union; the rising sun symbolizes the new state's place on the American flag as the 21st star.
The digital color postmark mirrors the stamp, with the shape of the state in a sunshine-gold, with light radiating from it. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: March 5, 2018, Springfield, IL 62703.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 447121
Celebrate the Prairie State's 200th anniversary and recognize the First Day of Issue of the Illinois Statehood Forever® stamp, with this new official ceremony program and cover.
The full-color program features the First Day Ceremony agenda and participants on one side, with a narrative about the stamp design on the reverse.
The program is tucked inside a 9 x 6-inch envelope bearing an affixed Forever® stamp and the official First Day of Issue cancellation. Also included are the words First Day of Issue Ceremony Program and Celebrate the Art of Stamps along with the official United States Postal Service® logo.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 447130
Celebrate the Prairie State's 200th anniversary with this keepsake combination: one pane of 20 Illinois Statehood Forever® stamps and a Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover.
The stamp features an outline of the state with 20 stars and yellow beams radiating upward. The stars represent the first 20 states in the Union; the rising sun symbolizes the new state's place on the American flag as the 21st star.
The digital color postmark mirrors the stamp, with the shape of the state in a sunshine-gold, with light radiating from it. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: March 5, 2018, Springfield, IL 62703.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 447110
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Prairie State with this new American Commemorative Panel®. This 8 ½ x 11 ¼-inch panel, printed on sturdy card stock, features a narrative about the state with an image of the state capitol building in the background. Also included is a block of four Illinois Statehood Forever® stamps in a protective acetate mount.
In the upper right, a banner with the state motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union." is printed in black using the intaglio technique.
Quantities are limited.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477133
Celebrate the Prairie State's 200th anniversary with this new Illinois Statehood Stamp Ceremony Memento.
This new collectible contains the First Day of Issue Ceremony Invitation, the First Day of Issue Ceremony Program, Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover, and a pane of 20 Illinois Statehood Forever® stamps.
The stamp features an outline of the state with 20 stars and yellow beams radiating upward. The stars represent the first 20 states in the Union; the rising sun symbolizes the new state's place on the American flag as the 21st star.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477134
On March 5, 2018, in Springfield, IL, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Illinois Statehood First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 50 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide March 5, 2018.
Illinois became the 21st state in the Union on December 3, 1818, and celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2018.
The stamp art is a graphic illustration commemorating Illinois statehood. An outline of the state map contains a series of yellow beams radiating upward like the rays of a rising sun. The colors on the map begin at the bottom with a deep yellow, which represents the sun. The color fades upwards to pale yellow and then into pale blue, with increasingly deeper blues rising to the top of the map; the yellows and blues reflect the dawning of a new day as the state joins the Union. At the top of the stamp twenty stars, ten on each side of the map, are arranged in triangular patterns, reminiscent of the state's centennial flag. The stars represent the first 20 states in the Union; the rising sun symbolizes the new state's place on the American flag as the 21st star.
Nicknamed the Prairie State, a good part of Illinois is flat. The southernmost area has a gently sloping landscape, and the rolling hills in the northwestern corner include the state’s highest point, Charles Mound, at 1,235 feet above sea level. Springfield is the state capital.
Chicago, the state's largest city—the third largest in the U.S.—is a cultural and financial center with museums and architecture, music and theater that are internationally renowned. Other Illinois communities boast their own cultural and historic institutions. Oak Park, home of the pioneering architect Frank Lloyd Wright, contains much of his early work. Other landmarks and historic sites dot the state. The restored village of New Salem, where President Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837, the home of President Ulysses S. Grant in Galena, and the Lincoln Home in Springfield are notable historic sites.
Tourism is an important part of the Illinois economy. Forest preserves, wildlife areas, museums, historic sites, gardens, architecture tours, professional and amateur sports, theater, and much more await visitors to Illinois. In addition to these attractions, the state is home to a thriving arts-and-crafts community.
The state was the birthplace of some of America’s most important cultural figures, including Miles Davis, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jane Addams, Ronald Reagan, Jack Benny, Wild Bill Hickok, Walt Disney, Ernest Hemingway, Lorraine Hansberry, Carl Sandburg, and Native American leader Black Hawk.
Illinois artist Michael Konetzka designed the stamp and created the artwork. Antonio Alcalá was the project's art director.