Add Big Apple flair to your letters with these vintage unused "New York World's Fair" postage stamps! This classic NYC design is perfect for adding a touch of class to your cards and letters or save-the-dates and weddings. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 5-cents. These USPS postage stamps are suitable for current mailing when used with the total required postage based on the weight of your correspondence. Embrace the charm of New York City with this enchanting postage stamp!

Purchase includes a total of TWENTY (20) mint condition postage stamps shown in the product listing photos.

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STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: New York World's Fair
• Series: Standalone/commemorative
• Year Issued: 1964
• Face Value: 5-cents each (USD)
• Topic(s): 1964-65 World's Fair, New York City, NYC, Queens
• Color(s): Green
• Printing Method: Rotary Press
• Scott Number: 1244
• Adhesion Type: Gummed
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

GENUINE USPS POSTAGE: These unused vintage postage stamps are perfectly valid for use as current postage for mailing with USPS as long as you use an adequate amount of additional postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates on the USPS website.

STAMP HISTORY: The 1964 5¢ "New York World’s Fair" postage stamp was issued by the U.S. Post Office Department on April 22, 1964, the opening day of the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. Designed by Robert L. Miller and printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using the multicolor Giori press, the stamp features the fair’s iconic Unisphere, a 12-story stainless-steel globe encircled by three orbiting rings representing the paths of early satellites. Set against a blue background, the image symbolized the fair’s official theme, “Peace Through Understanding,” reflecting the optimism and international spirit of the Space Age.

The stamp’s release coincided with the opening of the fair, a massive event envisioned by urban planner Robert Moses and dedicated to showcasing human progress through technology, science, and culture. The 1964–65 World’s Fair was one of the largest expositions ever held in the United States, featuring exhibits from 80 nations, 37 states, and countless corporations. Visitors experienced groundbreaking attractions such as General Motors’ Futurama II, IBM’s Mathematica exhibit, Walt Disney’s It’s a Small World, and the Vatican Pavilion, which displayed Michelangelo’s Pietà. The Unisphere, built by U.S. Steel, became the centerpiece and enduring symbol of the fair—a vision of a united, interconnected world.

Today, this iconic stamp is remembered as one of the defining U.S. commemoratives of the 1960s. Its sleek, modern design and symbolic imagery reflected the nation’s mid-century confidence and its hopes for a future shaped by peace, progress, and cooperation. The Unisphere remains a lasting legacy of that vision—an emblem of global unity and the enduring belief that humanity’s shared understanding can bridge the world.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: Spiritually, the 1964 5¢ "New York World’s Fair" stamp represents the sacred aspiration of human unity, peace, and progress guided by understanding. Its image—the gleaming Unisphere, encircled by three orbiting rings—was not just a symbol of modern design, but a visual prayer for a connected world, one where nations, cultures, and peoples could coexist in harmony through shared knowledge and compassion. Issued at the dawn of the Space Age, the stamp embodies a distinctly spiritual vision of technology and enlightenment—a belief that human innovation, when rooted in wisdom and empathy, could elevate humanity rather than divide it.

The Unisphere, rendered in shining steel against a field of soft blue, can be seen as a metaphor for the Earth itself—fragile yet enduring, held together by invisible bonds of gravity, faith, and community. Its orbiting rings, representing early satellites, symbolize the link between heaven and earth, the merging of science and spirit, the idea that understanding one another across distance is itself an act of grace. Spiritually, it conveys a message timeless and universal: that the tools of progress—knowledge, communication, exploration—become sacred only when they serve peace.

The stamp’s issuance during the Cold War era further deepens its meaning. At a time when humanity stood divided by fear and ideology, this small piece of paper carried a quiet message of hope: that cooperation, not conflict, was the path toward salvation. Its theme, “Peace Through Understanding,” can be read as both a social statement and a spiritual one—the recognition that enlightenment comes not through dominance or conquest, but through empathy and mutual respect.

In a larger sense, the 1964 World’s Fair stamp reflects the spiritual optimism of mid-20th-century America, when faith in progress and faith in humanity were intertwined. It celebrates not only technological marvels but also the divine spark within human creativity—the idea that to build, to explore, and to connect are sacred acts when inspired by love for the world and its people.

GUMMED STAMPS: These postage stamps have a traditional moisture-activated gum on the back. These stamps require licking or wetting to adhere to envelopes or other surfaces. To ensure good adhesion, apply vintage gummed stamps to your mailings with a glue stick (we recommend using Elmer's "Re-Stick" glue sticks).

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