USPS FDC #1929 1981 18c Biltmore House American Architecture Aristocrat

U.S. #1929

1981 18¢ Biltmore House

American Architecture

Issue Date: August 28, 1981

City: New York, NY

Quantity: 41,827,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Engraved

Perforations: 11

Color: Black and red

 

This stamp is part of a block of four paying tribute to American architecture, and illustrating the beauty and diversity of four architects' work. The stamps show the New York University Library by Stanford White, the Biltmore House by Richard Morris Hunt, the Palace of the Arts by Bernard Maybeck and the National Farmer's Bank by Louis Sullivan.