THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION REISSUE OF MAY 22, 1992 CHICAGO, IL
RARE TO FIND STAMPS FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CANCELLED DATE: MAY 22, 1992 CHICAGO, IL 60607
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On May 22, 1992, the US Postal Service reissued the entire Columbian Exposition series of 1893 on souvenir sheets at the WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO '92 in Rosemont, Illinois. For the first time, the United States issued stamps jointly with three other countries — Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
The US sheets were limited to a press run of only two million sets. All four countries' sheets were sold from May 22 to September 27, 1992, after which the remaining sheets were destroyed.
The Columbian souvenir sheets reproduced, as exactly as possible, the designs and colors of the original 1893 stamps, considered by most philatelists to be the first US commemorative stamps. The only design change is the date in the upper right corner of each stamp, altered from 1892 to 1992. The sixteen US stamps were produced in line-engraved intaglio from the original dies by the same company that produced the stamps in 1892, the American Bank Note Company.