| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | July 30, 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Quantity | 5,400,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.49 | Color | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Warm Grey 6 |
| Perforation or Dimension | 2.10 x 1.20 in./53.45 x 30.42 mm |
| Series | Civil War Sesquicentennial |
| Series Time Span | 2011 - 2015 |
| Issue Location | Petersburg, VA 23803 (Petersburg National Battlefield) and Mobile, AL 36601 (History Museum of Mobile) |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
The Civil War (1861-1865), the most wrenching chapter in American history, claimed the lives of more than 620,000 soldiers and brought vast changes to the country. The Postal Service™ continues its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the war by issuing a souvenir sheet of two stamp designs for 2014.
One stamp depicts the 22nd United States Colored Troops engaged in the June 15-18, 1864, assault on Petersburg, Virginia, at the beginning of the Petersburg Campaign. The other stamp depicts Admiral David G. Farragut’s fleet at the Battle of Mobile Bay (Alabama) on August 5, 1864.
Art director Phil Jordan created the stamps using iconic images of the battles. The Petersburg Campaign stamp is a reproduction of a painting, dated 1892, by J. Andr_ Castaigne (painting courtesy of the West Point Museum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York). The Battle of Mobile Bay stamp is a reproduction of a painting by Julian Oliver Davidson, published ca. 1886 by Louis Prang & Co.
For the background image on the souvenir sheet, Jordan used a photograph of Battery A, 2nd U.S. Colored Artillery (Light), Department of the Cumberland, 1864 (photograph courtesy of the Chicago History Museum, ICHi-07774).
The souvenir sheet includes comments on the war by Ulysses S. Grant, Jeremiah Tate, Harrie Webster, and Howell Cobb. It also includes some of the lyrics from the Negro spiritual “O Mary, Don’t You Weep.”
The Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever® stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.
Made in the USA.
Issue Date: July 30, 2014
SKUs featured on this page: 587304
Expand your Civil War Sesquicentennial collection with this double-sided, 18 x 20.50-inch press sheet without die-cuts, composed of six The Civil War:1864 souvenir sheets positioned two across by three down.
The front of each souvenir sheet features two Forever® stamps depicting significant conflicts of 1864 - the Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay. On the reverse side of each sheet are five repeats of each of the two stamps along with text about the significance of the battles.
The press sheet contains a total of 72 stamps and showcases the fourth issuance in the five-year series.
Made in the USA.
Expand your Civil War Sesquicentennial collection with this double-sided, 18 x 20.5-inch press sheet with die-cuts, composed of six The Civil War: 1864 souvenir sheets positioned two across by three down.
The front of each souvenir sheet features two Forever® stamps depicting significant conflicts of 1864 - the Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay. On the reverse side of each sheet are five repeats of each of the two stamps along with text about the significance of the battles.
The press sheet contains a total of 72 stamps and showcases the fourth issuance in the five-year series.
Made in the USA.
Expand your Civil War Sesquicentennial series collection with this First Day Cancelled Full Sheet of 12 The Civil War: 1864 Forever® stamps depicting significant conflicts of 1864 - the Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Two stamps on the front of the sheet are cancelled by the official Mobile Bay First Day of Issue black pictorial postmark. Corps badges and military insignia inspired the postmark design, which features a shield containing stars, a ships wheel and the date “1864.” The words “The Civil War” appear in narrow typography suggested by recruiting posters of the era, and the official date and location of stamp issuance are also included.
On the reverse side, bull’s-eye postmarks carrying the date and location of issue are applied in three places to cancel ten stamps.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 587319
These two First Day Covers are the fourth pair to be issued as part of the ongoing five-year Civil War Sesquicentennial series.
Each of the #6 3/4 envelopes carries one of two The Civil War:1864 Forever® stamps depicting significant conflicts of 1864 - the Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay - cancelled with an official First Day of Issue black pictorial postmark.
Corps badges and military insignia inspired the postmark design, which features a shield containing stars, either a bugle or a ship wheel, and the date “1864.” The words “The Civil War” appear in narrow typography suggested by recruiting posters of the era, and the official date and location of stamp issuance are also included.
Made in the USA.
The five-year Civil War Sesquicentennial series continues with the issuance of this striking pair of Digital Color Postmark First Day Covers.
Each of the #6 3/4 envelopes carries one of the two The Civil War: 1864 Forever® stamps depicting significant conflicts of 1864 - the Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay - cancelled with an official First Day of Issue color postmark.
The postmark design, rendered in blue, brown, and red, features battered-looking type that reads “The Civil War 1864,” with either a bugle or ship wheel in the center. Also included are the official date and location of stamp issuance.
Made in the USA.
Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and celebrate the First Day of Issue of the The Civil War: 1864 Forever® stamps with an 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 Civil War and the stamp designs on the reverse.
The program is housed inside a colorful 9-inch x 6-inch envelope with an affixed Battle of Mobile Bay and Petersburg Campaign Forever® stamps - each cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark. The envelope also bears a United States Postal Service logo and “First Day of Issue Ceremony” type.
Made in the USA.
Interested in stamp production? Don’t miss this unique collectible offering! Stamp deck cards are produced by the manufacturer to identify packaged stamp sheets for shipping. This card displays an image and description of The Civil War: 1864 stamp, the quantity of stamps that were packaged, and the name of the printer.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 587331
Capture a piece of Civil War history with this extraordinary commemorative package.
The package consists of a handsome tri-fold folio containing The Civil War: 1864 souvenir sheet of 12 stamps and a collectible card showcasing two affixed stamps and two official First Day of Issue postmarks.
A window in the right folio panel protects the stamp sheet while permitting display of both sides, and details about the stamp designs are printed on the left-hand panel. Housed in the center panel, the unique “Behind the Designs” card presents both black pictorial and Digital Color postmarks and contains exclusive information on the postmark designs.
Don’t miss this definitive stamp and postmark set - the fourth of five in the Civil War Sesquicentennial series!
Made in the USA.
A handsome addition to any Civil War stamp collection, this 14 1/2 x 15 inch framed piece features a souvenir sheet of The Civil War: 1864 Forever® stamps displayed in a double mat. The two stamps depict significant conflicts of 1864 - the Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay - and a plaque announcing the First Day of Issue details appears below the souvenir sheet.
Showcased in a decorative dark brown frame, the piece also includes a dust cover and sawtooth hanger on the back for easy display.
SKUs featured on this page: 587324
Continue your Civil War Sesquicentennial series collection with this set, which includes a souvenir sheet of 12 The Civil War: 1864 Forever® stamps and two #6 3/4 envelopes bearing one of two The Civil War: 1864 stamps and First Day of Issue color postmarks.
The two Forever® stamps depict significant conflicts of 1864 - the Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay. The postmark design, rendered in blue, brown, and red, features battered-looking type that reads “The Civil War 1864,” with either a bugle or ship wheel in the center. Also included are the official date and location of stamp issuance.
Made in the USA.
Interested in stamp production? Don’t miss this unique collectible offering! Stamp deck cards are produced by the manufacturer to identify packaged stamp sheets for shipping. This card displays an image and description of The Civil War: 1864 stamp, the quantity of stamps that were packaged, and the name of the printer.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 587332
On July 30, 2014, in Petersburg, Virginia at the Petersburg National Battlefield, and in Mobile, Alabama at the History Museum of Mobile, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue a Civil War: 1864 (Forever® priced at 49 cents) commemorative se-tenant First–Class Mail stamp pair (two designs) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) souvenir sheet of 12 stamps. The stamps will go on sale nationwide July 30, 2014.
The Civil War (1861-1865), the most wrenching chapter in American history, claimed the lives of more than 620,000 soldiers and brought vast changes to the country. The Postal Service™ continues its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the war by issuing a souvenir sheet of two stamp designs for 2014.
One stamp depicts the 22nd United States Colored Troops engaged in the June 15-18, 1864, assault on Petersburg, Virginia, at the beginning of the Petersburg Campaign. The other stamp depicts Admiral David G. Farragut’s fleet at the Battle of Mobile Bay (Alabama) on August 5, 1864.
Art director Phil Jordan created the stamps using iconic images of the battles. The Petersburg Campaign stamp is a reproduction of a painting, dated 1892, by J. Andr_ Castaigne (painting courtesy of the West Point Museum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York). The Battle of Mobile Bay stamp is a reproduction of a painting by Julian Oliver Davidson, published ca. 1886 by Louis Prang & Co.
For the background image on the souvenir sheet, Jordan used a photograph of Battery A, 2nd U.S. Colored Artillery (Light), Department of the Cumberland, 1864 (photograph courtesy of the Chicago History Museum, ICHi-07774).
The souvenir sheet includes comments on the war by Ulysses S. Grant, Jeremiah Tate, Harrie Webster, and Howell Cobb. It also includes some of the lyrics from the Negro spiritual “O Mary, Don’t You Weep.”
The Petersburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever® stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.