On September 22, 1956, the USPS issued its first commemorative stamp on colored paper, the 200th anniversary of Nassau Hall stamp.
Some
previous definitive stamps had been on rag paper with a bluish tint,
but the Nassau Hall stamp was completely different. The stamp featured
black ink on orange paper – Princeton’s school colors.
Since
then, we’ve seen stamps printed on a wide variety of interesting and
unusual types of paper. There has been granite paper (also known as
Silurian paper) with red and/or blue silk fibers in it, stamps printed
on plastic, and
First U.S. Commemorative Stamp Printed on Colored Paper |
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more.
One of the most recent examples was the Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
issue stamps printed on chrome paper. And, when it comes to other
countries, some of the most unusual stamps I’ve seen are the Rock of
Gibraltar issues. They include actual powdered rock from the landmark!
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