Beautiful, US Postage Stamps ready for your letters, cards, or crafts.  Each packet contains FIVE unused stamps featuring the 1998 32c Four Centuries of American Art - Mark Rothko.

These unused stamps and in very good condition and are UNUSED postage lots - to be used for mailing or crafts.   They are sold as it, and not intended as collectibles.

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About these stamps:  In 1998, US Postal Service issued this 20 stamp panel to honor four centuries of American Art.  The text on the back of the panel says, “The American artists represented here were born in diverse places around this country, as well as elsewhere. Some were self-taught, others were academically trained.  They found their subjects both at home and abroad.  These images, all details from the originals, reflect some of the enduring themes in American visual arts: a concern with individuality in a democratic society, reverence for the variety of landscape across the continent, down-to-earth realism, and a recurring sense of optimism and energy.” 

This stamp displays the art of Ammi Phillips.  He was an itinerant portrait artist who worked in the areas of New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.  This painting "Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog" ca 1830- 1835 was typical of his simple approach.   It is displayed in the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City.

A bit more history: The United States Post Office issued its first stamp on July 1, 1847. Since that time, over 5000 stamps have been released. Each stamp is given its own identification number called a Scott Number. This stamp has been designated as Scott Number 3236c