This Listing is for ONE NEW Plate Block Strip of 5 Antique Automobiles 32¢ Stamps from 1995.
Mint. MNH. No flaws. Original undisturbed gum. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.
The U.S. Postal Service issued these 32¢ Antique Automobiles commemorative gummed stamps in New York, NY on November 3, 1995 - commemorating the 95th anniversary of the first major modern auto show that opened at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 3, 1900 - dubbed "a horseless horse show." [Because, even though the first US patent for a Duryea gasoline automobile had been issued in 1895, horse-drawn vehicles were still the norm and New York City public workers were removing 450,000 tons of horse manure from the streets each year.]
These five different stamp designs of the first American automobiles at the turn of the 20th century are by the artist Ken Dallison of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
1893 Duryea: Brothers Charles and J. Frank Duryea built one of America's first gasoline-powered automobiles in 1893. The vehicle featured a single-cylinder, four-horsepower engine.
1894 Haynes: The next year, Elwood P. Haynes, with the help of the Apperson brothers, created an auto-buggy that debuted on the streets of Kokomo, IN on July 4, 1894. However, neither the Haynes nor the Duryea prototypes were ever put into production.
1898 Columbia: The electrically-powered Columbia was developed in 1898 in Hartford, CT.
1899 Winton: Alexander Winton, founder of the Winton Motor Carriage Company, was the first manufacturer to set up an orderly production schedule for the vehicles - a step toward the formal automobile industry. This stamp features one of his 1899 autos.
1901 White: Thomas H. White produced 9,122 steam-powered cars, as well as trucks and other commercial vehicles.
Scott # 3019 - 3023
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