USA 2011, Pencil Sharpener, Forever a First Class Rate

USA stamp 2011

Raymond Loewy

Streamlined Pencil Sharpener 

Forever a first class rate

Pioneers of American Industrial Design

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The back of the stamp set has written about Loewy:
Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) designed everything from trains and cars to appliances, corporate logos, and even office tools.  He created this chromium-plated pencil sharpener prototype in 1933.  The sharpener's distinctive teardrop shape lent it a sense of speed and movement that belied its stationary function.