Title: Using Adobe Illustrator
1Assignment
Design a Postage Stamp
Using Adobe Illustrator
2Most of us have mailed a letter using a postage
stamp.
But few of us have considered when and where
stamps were first used.
3The first effort to mark letters for delivery
came in 1653, when Frenchman, De Valayer was
granted permission to establish a postal system
in Paris. He set up mail boxes at various
location though out the city and delivered the
letters people placed in them, but only if they
used envelopes that only he sold. Letters were
marked by wrapping them with a slip of paper
bearing the inscription "post-paid______day
of_________1653."
De Valayers system was short-lived.
An enemy of De Valayer's put live mice into the
letter boxes. They chewed and nested in the
letters and ruined his business.
4Later, in 1716, Spain began experimenting with
postage.
5It wasnt until 1840 that England introduced the
first adhesive stamp like we are familiar with
today.
The 1840 Queen Victoria or Black Penny stamp
is now worth between 40,000 and 60,000.
6The first two American postage stamps were issued
in 1847, a five cent Ben Franklin and ten cent
George Washington. The five-cent stamp paid for
domestic letters within a 300 mile radius of the
post office from which it was sent, and the
ten-cent stamp for anything beyond that.
7Between 1851 and 1860 new stamps of differing
values replace these first stamps. As with the
first stamps, the more the postage the greater
the delivery distance. A ninety cent stamp went
to Europe.
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8In 1869 American stamps began to feature images
other than portraits.
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9The first U.S. stamps issued specifically to
commemorate our history were issued in 1893 and
honored Christopher Columbus.
10Other Commemorative Stamps Requirements for stamp
design More current commemoratives
11Many of the subjects chosen to appear on U.S.
stamps and postal stationery are suggested by the
public. Each year, the Postal Service receives
from the American public thousands of letters
proposing stamp subjects. Every stamp suggestion
meeting criteria is considered, regardless of who
makes it or how it is presented.On behalf of
the Postmaster General, the Citizens' Stamp
Advisory Committee is tasked with evaluating the
merits of all stamp proposals. Established in
1957, the Committee provides the Postal Service
with a "breadth of judgment and depth of
experience in various areas that influence
subject matter, character and beauty of postage
stamps."
12The Duke Ellington stamp was part of the 2008
commemorative stamp series honoring black cinema.
13The Take Me Out to the Ballgame stamp was a
2008 commemorative stamp honoring black baseball
history.
14The Red Grange stamp was part of the 2008
commemorative stamp series honoring football
legends.
15The Love stamp was part of the 2002
commemorative stamp series recognizing the
importance of love.
16Some stamps commemorate people, events or
institutions.
17Some stamps educate.
18The stamps you design will be created using
Adobe Illustrator and will have an appearance
like one of the following examples.
19Todays stamps have taken on a new and more
contemporary appearance.
20What kind of information is displayed on a stamp?
value
illustration
Class regular first air
country