| This 60-cent definitive stamp featuring a nearly 150 years old eagle
design woven coverlet released on July 15th, 2002. The stamp meets the
new First-Class two-ounce letter rate and is offered in panes of 20 self-adhesive
stamps.
The Coverlet Eagle stamp features an artistic rendering in watercolor
and graphite on paper by Arthur G. Merkley of a detail from a Tyler coverlet
made circa 1853 for Calista C. James. Harry Tyler (1801-1858) was a weaver
who lived in Jefferson County, N.Y.. Merkley's circa 1941 rendering is
part of the Index of American Design, a visual record of American material
culture that is housed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The detail from the coverlet is an eagle emblem used by Tyler to sign
his work. It resembles the Great Seal of the United States. An eagle with
a shield on its breast stands with outspread wings. The eagle holds three
arrows in its right talon and two olive branches in its left talon. Facing
left, the eagle holds in its beak a banner containing the words E Pluribus
Unum. Eighteen stars appear over the eagle's head.
| Issue Date & City |
July 12, 2002, Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
| Denomination |
60-cent Definitive |
| Designer, Art Director and Typographer |
Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Modeler |
Joseph Sheeran |
| Printer |
Ashton Potter USA Ltd. (APU) |
| Manufacturing Process |
Offset |
| Press Type |
Stevens, Vari-size Security Press |
| Paper Type |
Prephosphored, Type I |
| Adhesive Type |
Pressure Sensitive |
| Colors |
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Format |
Panes of 20 |
| Image Area (w x h) |
0.82 x 0.71 in./20.828 x 18.034 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
0.99 x 0.84 in./25.146 x 21.336 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h) |
4.95 x 5.04 in./125.73 x 128.01 mm |
| Plate Size |
240 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers |
"P" followed by four (4) single digits |
| Marginal Markings |
2002 USPS, Plate block (6 positions), Plate Numbers, Price, Barcodes |
| Print Quantity |
100 million stamps |
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