United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, Complete Set

United States of America · 1893 · 1¢ to $5

This complete set of 16 stamps was issued to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas and to promote the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The series features detailed engraved vignettes depicting scenes from Columbus's life and voyages, from his initial pleas for funding to his landing in the New World. The designs were based on famous paintings and were the first commemorative stamps issued by the United States.

Issued for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, these stamps celebrated a major cultural event in American history and set a precedent for future U.S. commemorative postage.