About This Stamp
The U.S. Navy purchased its first submarine in April 1900 and from that beginning built today’s principally nuclear-powered Submarine Force. These five stamps portray some of the design advances seen during the past 100 years and honor all those who serve or have served on U.S. Navy submarines.
The stamps were issued in a prestige booklet entitled U.S. Navy Submarines: A Century of Service to America. This prestige booklet, the U.S. Postal Service’s first, contains two pages of five stamps each. In addition, the 33-cent Los Angeles class stamp was separately issued as a pane of 20.
Art Director
Carl T. Herrman
As an art director for the U.S. Postal Service® for more than 15 years, Carl T. Herrman designed more than 50 stamps and guided more than 250 stamp projects, including Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, and Comic Strip Classics. He also served as art director for five of the Celebrate the Century stamp panes. He has won more than 260 awards for design and design management, including two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators.
Herrman’s career has included positions as Director of Creative Services and adjunct professor at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and Director of Marketing and Publications for the University of California at Irvine. He has provided consulting services for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and numerous academic institutions. Herrman lives in Carlsbad,California.