2012 Sunshine Skyway $5.15 Sc 4649 MINT plate block of 4, plate no. S11111UL

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

4649

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Plate Block

Year of Issue

2012

Item Description

SCOTT 4649 ISSUE of 2012.
ONLY 15 MILLION STAMPS ISSUED.
Mint never hinged.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge
SCOTT 4649 ISSUE of 2012
Priority mail $5.15
Only 15 million stamps issued
Plate number block of 4

This Priority Mail stamp celebrates the "flag bridge" of Florida.
Linking Gulf Coast communities surrounding St. Petersburg and Bradenton,
it stretches over four miles across Tampa Bay.

The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE
in Florida with this Priority Mail stamp. In the stamp artwork, the
bridge rises from the vivid blue water of Tampa Bay and is silhouetted
against an orange sky. Tiny vehicles on the roadbed reveal the massive
scale of this engineering marvel.

The bridge was one of the first
major concrete-and-steel, cable-stayed bridges in the United States.
Completed in 1987, the main bridge and approach spans stretch more than
four miles across Tampa Bay and link the Gulf Coast communities
surrounding St. Petersburg and Bradenton.

To many people, the 42
brilliant yellow cables look like sails and their two supporting pylons
like masts rising from the water. Engineers designed the cable-stayed
section of the new bridge to soar 190 feet above the water to allow
unhindered navigation to and from the busy port of Tampa.

Setting
new standards for technical innovation and esthetics, the structural
design is considered by many to be a modern masterpiece. Renamed in 2005
after the former governor who envisioned its construction, the Bob
Graham/Sunshine Skyway Bridge has been the recipient of dozens of
engineering and design awards.

Designed by Carl T. Hermann, the stamp showcases a digital illustration created by artist Dan Cosgrove. The SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE Priority Mail stamp is being issued in self-adhesive sheets of 20 at the $5.15 rate, or $103.00 per
sheet.

American Philatelic Society dealer member

American Numismatic Association life member

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