US Stamp #2054 - 1983 20¢ Metropolitan Opera,  EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), OG (Original Gum) Block of 4

EzGrade™ VG/F (Very Good/Fine) Condition. This comes with a Certificate of Measurement & Grading from EzGrade.™ View Photo for details on stamps. I have listed photos of the exact stamps you should receive, both Front and Back

  • Face value: 4*20 ¢ - United States cent
  • Issue Date: September 14, 1983
  • Issue City: New York, NY
  • Emission: Commemorative
  • Print run: 112,525,000
  • Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Printing Method: Lithographed and Engraved
  • Perforations: 11
  • Color: Yellow and Maroon
100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera

This stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera, which opened on October 22, 1883. Today, performances from "the Met" are broadcast by TV and radio all over the world.
 
Metropolitan Opera House Opens

On September 16, 1966, the Metropolitan Opera House opened at New York’s Lincoln Center, the largest repertory opera house in the world.

In the 1880s, the only opera house in New York City was the Academy of Music. It was small and didn’t have enough private boxes to accommodate all of the city’s up-and-coming wealthy patrons.