| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | December 10, 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Quantity | 600,000 |
| Denomination |
50¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.50 |
| Perforation or Dimension | 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm |
| Issue Location | Baraboo, WI 53913 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
On December 10, 2014, in Baraboo, WI, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue a Circus souvenir sheet, available as single mint souvenir sheets exclusively in the 2014 Stamp Yearbook.
The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the joy of the big top with Circus, an individual mint souvenir sheet available exclusively as a bonus in the 2014 Stamp Yearbook. The issuance features a $1 stamp showcasing an iconic vintage circus poster and two identical 50-cent circus wagon 1900s stamps illustrated by Susan Sanford, which are new versions of a design originally issued in 1990. Made by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey poster features a clown tipping his cap and gesturing toward the circus. The circus wagon stamps showcase an illustration of the type of decorated wagon that routinely rolled into cities across America more than a century ago. Art director Jennifer Arnold designed the Circus souvenir sheet with selvage colors of red and gold, often used in circus imagery. The shape of the selvage is reminiscent of an ornately decorated circus wagon.
This stamp features an iconic circus poster with a clown in the foreground and a circus tent in the background. The stamps reads "Ringling Bros world's greatest shows combined with the Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth."