Object Details
- Description
- A nineteenth century harbor scene appeared on the design of a commemorative stamp to salute the state of Connecticut, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1988. The first day of issue is January 9, 1988, in Hartford, the state capital.
- Connecticut ratified the US Constitution on January 9, 1788, becoming the fifth state to enter the Union. Months earlier, its delegation had taken a vital role in resolving the single most divisive issue at the constitutional convention in Philadelphia -- the ratio of legislative representation between smaller and larger states.
- The resulting agreement, now known as the "Connecticut Compromise," granted each state an equal vote in the Senate, with representation in the House based on population. It was a simple solution that ensured ultimate passage of the Constitution. It endures today as a testament to the canny pragmatism of the Connecticut Yankee.
- Connecticut also has been a leader in business and trade. In its early years, shipbuilding was particularly important. In homage to its rich maritime heritage, the Connecticut stamp design pictures the "Charles W. Morgan," a full-masted whaling ship that survives today in Mystic Seaport at the Museum of America and the Sea.
- Designed by Christopher Calle, the stamps were printed in the offset/intaglio process by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and issued in panes of fifty.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (December 17, 1987).
- Mystic Seaport. http://www.mysticseaport.org/.
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- January 9, 1988
- Object number
- 1993.2070.110
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography, engraving
- Place
- Connecticut
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2340
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Ships & Waterways
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1993.2070.110
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8614569e6-cf86-41b4-aad7-b74e79fc7b60
