US 2022 Gateway Arch ; Mighty Mississippi 58c. Scott. 5698e


US 2022 Gateway Arch ; Mighty Mississippi 58c. Scott. 5698e


Series: The Mighty Mississippi (2022)

Stamp details: Gateway Arch, St Louis Missouri

Issued date: 23-05-2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 58c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Format: Pane of 10

Emission: Commemorative
First Day City: Memphis, Tennessee

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5698e
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5536

Designers: Ethel Kessler (designer)

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 39.75mm

Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd
Print Method: Offset

Designers: Ethel Kessler

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Townscape, City View, Buildings

Total print: 40,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Stamp from mini-sheet.

Face value US$0.58 on day of issue.

Description:- The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Some sources consider it the tallest human-made monument in the Western Hemisphere. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States and officially dedicated to "the American people", the Arch, commonly referred to as "The Gateway to the West", is a National Historic Landmark in Gateway Arch National Park and has become an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis, as well as a popular tourist destination.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Arch