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33c Roberto Clemente stamp

United States Postal Service2000-07-06

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

This Roberto Clemente stamp was part of the Legends of Baseball Classic Collection pane of twenty 33-cent commemorative stamps issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 6, 2000. The stamps were designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, and illustrated by Joseph Saffold of Savannah, Georgia. Working from historic baseball photographs, Joseph Saffold created the stamp art with Prismacolor pencils and airbrushed acrylic and oil paints. Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed 225 million stamps in the offset process.

Reference: Postal Bulletin (June 01, 2000).

Scott Catalogue USA: 3408j

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

Museum ID: 2000.2020.484

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  • Title: 33c Roberto Clemente stamp
  • Creator: United States Postal Service
  • Date Created: 2000-07-06
  • Subject Keywords: Roberto Clemente, stamp
  • Medium: paper; ink (multicolor); self-adhesive
Smithsonian's National Postal Museum

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