Description: This Listing is for ONE NEW Block of 4 x 22¢ Ameripex '86 Stamps from 1985.Mint. MNH. No flaws. Original undisturbed gum. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment. The U.S. Postal Service issued these Ameripex '86 gummed 22¢ stamps on May 25, 1985 in Rosemont, IL - building anticipation for the big event coming the following year. The stamp design features a "stamp-on-stamp" motif, with a reproduction of a portion of the 1-cent Benjamin Franklin regular stamp from the previous century. AMERIPEX ’86 was the largest philatelic exhibition ever held in North America. Over 150,000 people visited the exhibition, and over 50 countries participated. AMERIPEX ’86 (America’s eighth International Philatelic Exhibition) was held at the O’Hare Convention Center, just outside of O’Hare Airport in Chicago, IL. The show included 350,000 square feet of exhibition space and 25,000 square feet of meeting and special program rooms. The exhibition opened to the public on May 22, 1986. In her opening day speech, Deputy Postmaster General Jackie A. Strange announced, “You’ll see the 4,000 year-old clay tablets that served as letters for the Incas of Peru. You’ll see the five-cent “Alexandria Blue Boy” sold at a 1981 auction for $1 million. You’ll see the gold leafed-illuminated pages from the incredible Cardinal Spellman Collection… and in the Hall of Fame you’ll see our pride and joy – the largest display and sales area ever created by the U.S. Postal Service.” The show included 854 exhibits from more than 50 countries and more than 80 sales booths from member nations of the Universal Postal Union. Keeping with the tradition started in 1976, AMERIPEX produced a passport for visitors. Collectors could take their passport to the booths of all the different countries and receive a stamp and special cancel. The show’s planners also invited thousands of children, part of “Benjamin Franklin Stamp Clubs,” to attend the show. AMERIPEX organizers helped them arrange field trips to the show and donated $50 to each club to help them get there. Over the course of the 11-day show, which ran until June 1, some 153,000 people were in attendance, making it the largest and most successful U.S. stamp show up to that time. Scott # 2145 Free Shipping in the U.S. by USPS First Class
Price: 3.35 USD
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 22 Cent
Year of Issue: 1985
Type: Block
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
Color: Multi-Color
Region: United States
Theme: Famous People
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Intenational Stamp Show, Chicago, 1986, Philatelic
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
Character Family: Ben Franklin, Benjamin