Date of Issue: 6 February 2009
Width: 30.0 mm
Height: 30.0 mm
Denomination: 0.10 USD
Layout/Format: Sheet of 20
Perforations: 13 by 13
Quantity: 570,000 stamps (28,500 sheets)
Date of Issue: 6 February 2009
Denomination: 0.10 USD
Layout/Format: Sheet of 20
Quantity: 570,000 stamps (28,500 sheets)
First Day of Issue
On 6 February 2009, UNPA issued three New York definitive stamps in the denominations of
1 cent, 9 cents and 10 cents. The stamps were designed by Jaime Arredondo (U.S.A.).
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Arredondo is the son of a Native American father of Mexican heritage and a Tejana mother, and identifies himself strongly with the Mexican and Tejano cultures of Texas. He graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts in art from the University of Dallas, and began showing shortly after that.
In 1987, after having painted seriously and having travelled throughout Mexico and Central America, he was accepted into the Master of Fine Arts programme in painting at Yale University.
After graduating from Yale University in
1989 with a Master of Fine Arts in painting,
Mr. Arredondo moved to New York City to participate in the highly competitive world of contemporary art. In 1998, he began teaching courses in painting and drawing at New York University, and a course on Mesoamerican art and culture at New School University entitled
“Of Fire and Blood: Art and Mythology of Mexico”. He continues to teach at both universities.
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