The USPS Verrazano-Narrows Bridge $5.60 Flat Rate
Priority Mail Stamp being sold 10 stamps to a sheet

Grand and powerful — the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a breathtaking sight visible from vantage points in all five of New York City’s boroughs. The bridge celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014, which the U.S. Postal Service commemorates with this new Priority Mail stamp. 

At the time of its opening on November 21, 1964, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.  It has since been surpassed, but at 13,700 feet long, this icon of American engineering remains the longest suspension bridge in the United States.

The digital illustration on the stamp captures the grandeur of the Verrazano, not only showing its sheer size and scale, but also giving a sense of the sweeping curve of the double-decker roadway. The artist chose to showcase the bridge at twilight, which offers an interesting play of light and shadow.

Named for explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to enter New York Bay, the bridge spans the Narrows, the strait dividing Upper and Lower New York Bay, and connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.

Designed by art director Phil Jordan, the stamp features a digital illustration created by Dan Cosgrove. Presently, the stamp is available at Cadman Plaza Post Office in Brooklyn, online at www.usps.com/shop or by calling 800-STAMP24, (800-782-6724). To learn more about the story behind stamps visit, www.USPSSTAMPS.com .

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