5¢ Butte Nonprofit Org Stamp - Monument Valley, Arizona
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Big B Bob
N 36° 59.010 W 110° 06.720
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Monument Valley is depicted on a third-class bulk mail US stamp.
Waymark Code: WM7N8P
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2009
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From Arago:
The greatest number of butte formations in the United States rise in Utah and Arizona. These steep-sided, flat-top formations grace the non-denominated Butte Nonprofit Organization definitive stamps, first issued at the Scopex Stamp Show in State College, Pennsylvania. A pair of butte formations — the East Mitten and the West Mitten buttes, located in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona — inspired the stamps' images.
This stamp, along with many other non-denominated definitive stamps of the 1990s, was intended for use by businesses and organizations for different mail services, in this case third-class bulk mail.
The Butte stamp was issued for use by nonprofit organizations. When issued in 1995 and throughout its use by nonprofit organizations, its postage value was five cents. It could be used indefinitely by nonprofits to pay for third-class bulk mail. If the postage was more that five cents for a piece of mail (due to the item's weight and/or an increase in the rate for third-class class bulk mail), the difference owed was calculated and paid at the post office at the time of mailing.
The United States Postal Service released two versions of the Butte Nonprofit Organization stamp. The first was issued on March 10, 1995, in a horizontal coil format with 9.8 measure perforations vertically (Scott 2902). The second was issued on June 15, 1996, in a horizontal coil format with 11.5 serpentine die cut measure perforations vertically
Stamp Issuing Country: USA
Date of Issue: March 10, 1995
Denomination: 5 cents
Color: Red & Blue on Yellow
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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