US Postage 3 Cent Stamp New York Worlds Fair 1939 With Presentation pages.

Description

Issue Date:
April 1, 1939
First City:
New York, New York
Printed by:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method:
Rotary Press
Perforation:
10 ½ x 11
Color:
Deep Purple
The New York World’s Fair, featured on U.S. #853, was the largest world’s fair ever. The stamp showcases the “Trylon” and “Peri-sphere,” two of the most famous images of the Fair. Over 44 million people attended the fair.
The Trylon was a 700-foot-tall spire that was connected to the Peri-sphere – a sphere with a diameter of 180 feet. Their images were issued on U.S. #853 on April 1, 1939, but were open to the public later that month at the Grand Opening held on April 30. The Peri-sphere housed a “world of tomorrow” model city that could be viewed by visitors on a moving walkway.
On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opened at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York.
In 1935, a group of New York businessmen began planning an international exposition to lift the morale and sagging economy of the city, country and world during the Great Depression.  The office for the World’s Fair Corporation was in the Empire State Building.  Over the next four years, the fair and exhibits were planned, organized and built.  It grew to be the largest international event since World War I.
Offered is a unused
single stamp with presentation pages from the World's Fair.  Pages are yellow because of age.