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" logoJanuary 11, Flag. Six 33¢ stamped envelopes, in the following sizes: #6 3/4 regular, #10 regular, #6 3/4 window, #10 window, #9 regular security, #9 window security, all priced at 40¢ each, Westvaco printed 20 million #6 3/4 regular envelopes, 75 million #10 regular envelopes, 40 million #6 3/4 window envelopes (20 million regular & 20 million banded), 58 million #10 window envelopes (29 million regular & 29 million banded), 2.5 million #9 regular security envelopes, and 1.8 million #9 window security envelopes, overall total of 197.3 million envelopes, Washington, DC 20066. Scott U642 (#6 3/4 regular, #10 regular, #6 3/4 window, and #10 window), U643 (#9 regular and window security).
January 20, Malcolm X. Single 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, 22nd stamp in the Black Heritage series, pane of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 100 million stamps, New York, NY 10199. Scott 3273.
January 28, Victorian Love. Single 33¢ self-adhesive special stamp die-cut to shape, convertible booklet of 20, Avery Dennison printed 1.5 billion stamps (75 million booklets), Loveland, CO 80538. Scott 3274.
January 28, Victorian Love. Single 55¢ self-adhesive special stamp die-cut to shape, pane of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 300 million stamps, Loveland, CO 80538. Scott 3275.
January 28, Love. Two 33¢ definitive stamped envelopes, #6 3/4 regular, #10 regular, priced at 40¢ each, Westvaco printed 10 million #6 3/4 regular envelopes, 15 million #10 regular envelopes, Loveland, CO 80538. Scott U644.
January 28, Love. Single 20¢ stamped postal card in a package of 20 w/five sheets of 4, the Banknote Corporation printed 2 million stamped cards (500,000 sheets of 4), Loveland, CO 80538. Scott UX300.
February 5, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bascom Hill). Single 20¢ stamped card, priced at 21¢, restricted sale in Wisconsin, by mail order through Stamp Fulfillment Services, and philatelic centers nationwide, the Government Printing Office printed 6 million stamped cards, Madison, WI 53714. Scott UX301.
February 9, Hospice Care. Single 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 100 million stamps, Largo, FL 34640 and nationwide. Scott 3276.
February 11, Washington & Lee University. Single 20¢ stamped card, priced at 21¢, restricted sale in Virginia, by mail order through Stamp Fulfillment Services, and philatelic centers nationwide, the Government Printing Office printed 6 million stamped cards, Lexington, VA 24450. Scott UX302.
February 18, Celebrate the Century. Fifteen 33¢ commemorative stamps depicting significant events of 1940-49 featuring World War II (Scott 3186a), Antibiotics Save Lives (b), Jackie Robinson (c), President Harry S. Truman (d), Women Support War Effort (e), TV Entertains America (f), Jitterbug Sweeps Nation (g), Abstract Expressionism (h), GI Bill of 1944 (i), The Big Band Sound (j), International Style of Architecture (k), Postwar Baby Boom (l), Slinky Craze Begins 1945 (m), Broadway Hit 1947 (A Streetcar Named Desire) (n), and Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" - 1941 (o), for the fifth decade of the 20th century (actually 1941-50), pane of 15 (Scott 3186) and press sheet of 60, Ashton-Potter USA, Ltd. printed 188 million stamps, Dobbins Air Force Base, GA 30069 and nationwide.
February 22, Official Mail. Single 33¢ stamped envelope, #10 regular, priced at 40¢ each, Westvaco printed 2 million envelopes, Washington, DC 20066. Scott UO89.
February 25, City Flag. Six 33¢ definitive self-adhesive stamps in the following 12 formats: self-adhesive coil of 100 (Scott 3281), self-adhesive coil of 3,000 & self-adhesive coil of 10,000 (3282), water-activated coil of 100 & water-activated coil of 3,000 & water-activated coil of 10,000 (3280), self-adhesive folded booklet of 20 (3279), self-adhesive vending booklet of 15 & self-adhesive convertible booklet of 10 & self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20 & self-adhesive pane of 20, (3278) and a water-activated pane of 100 (3277), the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed: 7 billion stamps of the self-adhesive coil of 100 (70 million coils), 1,000,080,000 stamps of the self-adhesive coil of 3,000 (333,360 coils), 1 billion stamps of the self-adhesive coil of 10,000 (100,000 coils), 1 billion stamps of the water-activated coil of 100 (10 million coils), 1,000,008,000 stamps of the water-activated coil of 3,000 (33,336 coils), 100 million stamps of the water-activated coil of 10,000 (100,000 coils), 200 million stamps of the water-activated pane of 100, and 1 billion stamps of the self-adhesive folded booklet of 20 (50 million booklets), Avery Dennison printed: 375 million stamps of the self-adhesive vending booklet of 20 (25 million booklets), 500 million stamps of the self-adhesive pane of 20, 600 million stamps of the convertible booklet of 10 (60 million booklets), 1.2 billion stamps of the convertible booklet of 20 (60 million booklets), Orlando, FL 32862.
February 26, Irish Immigration. Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20 (US version), pane of 16 (Ireland version), joint issue with Ireland, Ashton-Potter USA, Ltd. printed 40.4 million stamps of the United States version, Boston, MA 02205 and nationwide. Scott 3286.
March 2, Alfred Lunt & Lynn Fontanne. Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Performing Arts series, restricted sale in New York City, by mail order through Stamp Fulfillment Services, and philatelic centers nationwide, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 42.5 million stamps, New York, NY 10199. Scott 3287.
March 11, Redwood Library & Athenæum. Single 20¢ stamped card, priced at 21¢, restricted sale in Rhode Island, by mail order through Stamp Fulfillment Services, and philatelic centers nationwide, the Government Printing Office printed 6 million stamped cards, Newport, RI 02840. Scott UX303.
March 12, Arctic Animals. Five 33¢ commemorative stamps featuring the Arctic Hare (Scott 3288), the Arctic Fox (3289), the Snowy Owl (3290), the Polar Bear (3291), and the Gray Wolf (3292), pane of 15, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 73.155 million stamps, Barrow, AK 99723.
March 13, Classroom Flag. Single 33¢ definitive self-adhesive ATM stamp, pane of 18, Avery Dennison printed 306 million stamps (17 million panes), Cleveland, OH 44101. Scott 3283.
April 6, Sonoran Desert. Ten 33¢ self-adhesive stamps, Nature of America series featuring: Cactus Wren (Scott 3293a), Desert Tortoise (b), White-winged Dove (c), Gambel Quail (d), Saguaro Cactus (e), Desert Mule Deer (f), Desert Cottontail (g), Gila Monster (h), Rattlesnake (i), and Gila Woodpecker (j), pane of 10 and press sheet of 60, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 100 million stamps (10 million sheets), Tucson, AZ 85726.
April 10, Fruit Berries. Twelve 33¢ self-adhesive definitive stamps featuring: the Blueberry, Strawberry, Raspberry, and Blackberry, self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20 {Scott 3294 (blueberry), 3295 (strawberry), 3296 (raspberry), 3297 (blackberry)}, self-adhesive vending booklet of 15 {Scott 3298 (blueberry), 3299 (strawberry), 3300 (raspberry), 3301 (blackberry)}, and self-adhesive coil of 100 {Scott 3302 (blueberry), 3303 (raspberry), 3304 (blackberry), 3305 (strawberry)}, the Banknote Corporation of America printed: 2 billion of the PSA coil of 100 stamp (20 million coils), 1.2 million stamp of the PSA convertible booklet of 20 (60 million booklets), and 153.75 million of the PSA vending booklet of 15 (42.7 million booklets), Ponchatoula, LA 70454.
April 16, Daffy Duck. Single 33¢ self-adhesive stamp picturing the Warner Bros. cartoon character, pane of 10 (no plate number), pane of 10 (specially die-cut), two half press sheets of 60, and a booklet of 10 picture postal cards, Avery Dennison printed 427 million stamps (42.7 million panes), Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 2,255,000 stamped cards (225,500 booklets), Los Angeles, CA 90001. Scott 3306 (standard pane of 10), 3306a (single), 3306b (pane of nine 3306a), 3306c (pane of one 3306a), 3307 (pane of 10 with die cuts through backing and one imperforate), 3307a (single), 3307b (pane of nine 3307a), 3307c (pane of one imperforate), UX304 (postal card).
April 22, Ayn Rand. Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Literary Arts series, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 42.5 million stamps, New York, NY 10199. Scott 3308.
April 27, Cinco de Mayo. Single 33¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 105 million stamps, San Antonio, TX 78284. Scott 3309.
May 1, Tropical Flowers. Four 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring Bird of Paradise (Scott 3310), Royal Poinciana (3311), Gloriosa Lily (3312), and the Chinese Hibiscus (3313), convertible booklet of 20, Sennett Security Products printed 1.5 billion stamps (75 million booklets), Honolulu, HI 96820.
May 12, Niagara Falls. Single 48¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp for the half-ounce Canada letter rate, pane of 20, Avery Dennison printed 100.75 million stamps, Niagara Falls, NY 14302. Scott C133.
May 14, Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens. Single 20¢ stamped card, priced at 21¢, restricted sale in Virginia, by mail order through Stamp Fulfillment Services, and philatelic centers nationwide, the Government Printing Office printed 6 million stamped cards, Mount Vernon, VA 22121. Scott UX305.
May 15, Mount Rainier. Single 55¢ international postal card, the Government Printing Office printed 6 million postal cards, Denver, CO 80266 and nationwide. Scott UXC27.
May 15, Voyageurs National Park. Single 60¢ aerogramme, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed 4 million aerogrammes, Denver, CO 80206 and nationwide. Scott UC65.
May 18, John & William Bartram. Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 145.375 million stamps, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Scott 3314.
May 26, Celebrate the Century. Fifteen 33¢ commemorative stamps depicting significant events of 1950-59 featuring Polio Vaccine Developed (Scott 3187a), Teen Fashions (b), The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" (c), U.S. Launches Satellites (d), The Korean War (e), Desegregating Public Schools (f), Tail Fins and Chrome (g), Dr. Seuss' "The Cat in the Hat" (h), Drive-In Movies (i), World Series Rivals (N.Y. Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers) (j), Rocky Marciano - Undefeated (k), "I Love Lucy" (l), Rock 'n' Roll (m), Stock Car Racing (n), and Movies Go 3-D (o), 15 stamps for the sixth decade of the 20th century (actually 1951-60), pane of 15 and press sheet of 60, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 188 million stamps, Springfield, MA 01101 and nationwide.
May 28, Prostate Cancer Awareness. Single 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Avery Dennison printed 78.1 million stamps, Austin, TX 78710. Scott 3315.
June 5, Lincoln. Four 33¢ stamped envelopes, in the following sizes: #6 3/4 regular, #10 regular, #6 3/4 window, #10 window, all priced at 40c each, Westvaco printed 6 million #6 3/4 regular envelopes, 12 million #10 regular envelopes, 4 million #6 3/4 window envelopes, 6 million #10 window envelopes, overall total of 28 million envelopes, Springfield, IL 62703. Scott U645.
June 18, California Gold Rush. Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 89.27 printed the stamps, Sacramento, CA 95813. Scott 3316.
June 22, Woodpecker. Single 2¢ definitive stamp, coil of 10,000, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed 100 million stamps (10,000 coils), Washington, DC 20066. Scott 3045.
June 24, Aquarium Fish. Four 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring: Humbug, Angelfish, Clownfish, and Tangs, pane of 20 and press sheet of 120, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 141.175 million stamps, Anaheim, CA 92803 and nationwide. Scott 3317 (yellow fish, red fish, cleaner shrimp), 3318 (fish, thermometer), 3319 (red fish, blue fish), 3320 (fish, heater).
June 25, Xtreme Sports. Four 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring Skateboarding (Scott 3321), BMX Biking (3322), Snowboarding (3323), and Inline Skating (3324), pane of 20, top half press sheet of 80, and bottom half press sheet of 80, Avery Dennison printed 151.975 million stamps, San Francisco, CA 94188.
June 29, American Glass. Four 33¢ commemorative stamps featuring Free-Blown Glass (Scott 3325), Mold-Blown Glass (3326), Pressed Glass (3327), and Art Glass (3328), pane of 15 and MDI vending booklet of 15, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 116,083,500 stamps, Corning, NY 14830.
July, Kestrel. Single reprinted 1¢ Kestrel water-activated coil of 3,000, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed these stamps with the 'F' press instead of the 'D' press used for the original printing in 1995. The layouts are different between these two presses. Therefore, the cylinder/plate number for this reprint was considered a new format, and the plate number '1111' was designated, no first day ceremony.
July, Ring-necked Pheasant. Single 20¢ stamp in a folded vending booklet of 10, new format of the stamps originally issued last year in a convertible booklet of 10, no first day ceremony. Scott 3051.
July 1, Greater Scaup. Two $15 federal migratory waterfowl hunting and conservation stamps issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, pane of 30 (water-activated) and pane of 1 (self-adhesive), Washington, DC 20066 (July 1) and Prior Lake, MN 55372 (July 9). Scott RW66 (water-activated version), RW66A (self-adhesive version).
July 17, Justin S. Morrill. Single 55¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp for the 2oz. first-class letter rate, Great Americans series, pane of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 100 million stamps, Strafford, VT 05072. Scott 2941.
July 22, James Cagney. Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20 and press sheet of 120, 5th in the Legends of Hollywood series, Sennett Security Products printed 75.5 million stamps, Burbank, CA 91505. Scott 3329.
July 24, Block Island Lighthouse. Single 20¢ stamped card, priced at 21¢, the Government Printing Office printed 100 million stamped cards, Block Island, RI 02807. Scott UX306.
July 30, Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell. Single 55¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp for the international post card rate and one ounce Canada letter rate, pane of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 100.75 million stamps, Milwaukee, WI 53203 and nationwide. Scott 3330.
July 30, Rio Grande. Single 40¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp for the Mexico post card rate, pane of 20, Avery Dennison printed 100.75 million stamps, Milwaukee, WI 53203 and nationwide. Scott C134.
August 13, Coral Rose. Two 33¢ self-adhesive definitive stamps, vending booklet of 15, and convertible booklet of 20, Sennett Security Products printed 325 million stamps of the self-adhesive vending booklet of 15 stamp (21,666,666 booklets) and 1 billion stamps of the self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20 (50 million booklets), Indianapolis, IN 46206. Scott 3052.
August 16, Honoring Those Who Served. Single 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Avery Dennison printed 101.8 million stamps, Kansas City, MO 64108 and nationwide. Scott 3331.
August 25, Universal Postal Union. Single 45¢ definitive stamp, pane of 20, Ashton-Potter USA, Ltd. printed 43.15 million stamps, Beijing, China. Scott 3332.
August 26, All Aboard! (20th Century American Trains). Five 33¢ commemorative stamps featuring the Daylight (Scott 3333, UX309), the Congressional (3334, UX310), the 20th Century Limited (3335, UX311), the Hiawatha (3336, UX308), and the Super Chief (3337, UX307), pane of 20, press sheet of 120, a MDI vending booklet of 15, and a booklet of 20 stamped picture postal cards, Ashton-Potter USA, Ltd. printed 120 million stamps, Cleveland, OH 44101, Union, IL 60180 and nationwide.
September 12, Frederic Law Olmsted (landscape artist). Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 42.5 million stamps, Boston, MA 02205. Scott 3338.
September 16, Hollywood Composers. Six 33¢ commemorative stamps, featuring Maz Steiner (Scott 3339), Dimitri Tiomkin (3340), Bernard Herrmann (3341), Franz Waxman (3342), Alfred Newman (3343), and Erich Korngold (3344), pane of 20, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 42.5 million stamps, Los Angeles, CA 90001.
September 17, Celebrate the Century. Fifteen 33¢ commemorative stamps depicting significant events of 1960-69 featuring "I Have a Dream" (Scott 3188a), Woodstock (b), Man Walks on the Moon (c), Green Bay Packers (d), Star Trek (e), The Peace Corps (f), The Vietnam War (g), Ford Mustang (h), Barbie Doll (i), The Integrated Circuit (j), Lasers (k), Super Bowl I (l), The Peace Symbol (m), Roger Maris 61 in '61 (n), and The Beatles (o), for the seventh decade of the 20th century (actually 1961-70), pane of 15 and press sheet of 60, Ashton-Potter USA, Ltd. printed 120 million stamps, Green Bay, WI 54303 and nationwide.
September 21, Broadway Songwriters. Six 33¢ commemorative stamps, featuring Ira & George Gershwin (3345), Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe (3346), Lorenz Hart (3347), Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II (3348), Meredith Willson (3349), and Frank Loesser (3350), pane of 20, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 42.5 million stamps, New York, NY 10199.
October 1, Insects and Spiders. Twenty 33¢ commemorative stamps featuring the following: Black Widow (3351a), Elderberry Longhorn (b), Lady Beetle (c), Yellow Garden Spider (d), Dogbane Beetle (e), Flower Fly (f), Assassin Bug (g), Ebony Jeweling (h), Velvet Ant (i), Monarch Caterpillar (j), Monarch Butterfly (k), Eastern Hercules Beetle (l), Bombadier Beetle (m), Dung Beetle (n), Spotted Water Beetle (o), True Katydid (p), Spinybacked Spider (q), Periodical Cicada (r), Scorpion Fly (s), and Jumping Spider (t), pane of 20 in the Classic Collections series and uncut press sheet of 80, Ashton-Potter USA Ltd. printed 84.7 million stamps, Indianapolis, IN 46206 and nationwide.
October 8, Hanukkah. Single 33¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, Avery Dennison printed 65 million stamps, Washington, DC 20066. Scott 3352.
October 8, Official Mail. Single 33¢ definitive stamp, coil of 100, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed 5 million stamps (50,000 coils), Washington, DC 20066 and nationwide. Scott O157.
October 8, Uncle Sam. Single 22¢ definitive stamp, coil of 3,000, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed 150 million stamps (50,000 coils), Washington, DC 20066 and nationwide. Scott 3353.
October 13, 50th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Single 33¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Ashton-Potter USA, Ltd. printed 44.6 million stamps, Brussels, Belgium. Scott 3354.
October 20, Madonna & Child: Bartolomeo Vivarini. Single 33¢ self-adhesive special Traditional Christmas stamp, double-sided convertible booklet of 20, the Banknote Corporation of America printed 1,555,560,000 stamps (77,778,000 booklets, Washington, DC 20066. Scott 3355.
October 20, Deer. Twelve 33¢ self-adhesive special Contemporary Christmas stamp, in the following formats: pane of 20 Scott 3356 (red), 3357 (blue), 3358 (purple), 3359 (green), convertible booklet of 20 Scott 3360 (red), 3361 (blue), 3362 (purple), 3363 (green), and vending booklet of 15 Scott 3364 (red), 3365 (blue), 3366 (purple), 3367 (green), the Banknote Corporation of America printed: 116.5 million stamps in a pane of 20, 118,125,000 stamps in a vending booklet of 15 (7,875,000 booklets), and 1,785,060,000 stamps in a convertible booklet of 20 (89,253,000), Rudolph, WI 54475.
October 29, Kwanzaa. Single 33¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, Avery Dennison printed 95 million stamps, Los Angeles, CA 90001. Scott 3368.
November 10, Block Island Lighthouse. Single 40¢ stamped reply card, priced at 42¢ (21¢ & 21¢), the Government Printing Office printed the stamped cards, Block Island, RI 02807. Scott UY42.
November 10, Block Island Lighthouse. Single 20¢ stamped card in an uncut sheet of 40, priced at $8.40 (21¢ x 40), the Government Printing Office printed the stamped cards, Block Island, RI 02807.
November 18, Celebrate the Century. Fifteen 33¢ commemorative stamps depicting significant events of 1970-79 featuring: Earth Day Celebrated (Scott 3189a), "All in the Family" TV series (b), "Seasame Street" (c), Disco Music (d), Steelers Win Four Super Bowls (e), U.S. Celebrates 200th Anniversary (f), Secretariat Wins Triple Crown (g), VCRs Transform Entertainment (h), "Pioneer 10" (i), Women's Rights Movement (j), 1970s Fashion (k), "Monday Night Football" (l), America Smiles (m), Jumbo Jets (n), and Medical Imaging (o), for the eighth decade of the 20th century (actually 1971-80), pane of 15 and press sheet of 60, Ashton-Potter USA, Ltd. printed 90 million stamps, New York, NY 10199 & nationwide.
November 19, Kestrel. Single 1¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp, pane of 50, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed 1 billion stamps, New York, NY 10199. Scott 3031.
December 27, Year
2000. Single 33¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, the Banknote
Corporation of America printed 120 million stamps, pane of 20, Washington,
DC 20066 and nationwide.
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