| Issue: |
Hanukkah Stamp |
| Item Number: |
583000 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: |
First-Class Mail Forever |
| Format: |
Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: |
Holiday Celebrations |
| Issue Date & City: |
November 19, 2013, New York, NY 10199 |
| Designer: |
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Art Director: |
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Typographer: |
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Photographer: |
George E. Brown, Alexandria, VA |
| Blacksmith: |
Steven Bronstein |
| Modeler: |
Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: |
Offset/Microprint “USPS” |
| Engraver: |
N/A |
| Printer: |
Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Printed at: |
Williamsville, NY |
| Press Type: |
Mueller Martini, A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: |
20 |
| Print Quantity: |
7 million stamps |
| Paper Type: |
Nonphosphored, Type III |
| Adhesive Type: |
Pressure-sensitive |
| Processed at: |
Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Stamp Orientation: |
Horizontal |
| Image Area (w x h): |
1.05 x .77 in./26.67 x 19.56 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): |
1.19 x .91 in./30.23 x 23.11 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): |
5.76 x 5.55 in./146.30 x 140.97 mm |
| Colors: |
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 121 (Yellow C) |
| Plate Size: |
160 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: |
“P” followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings Front: |
Plate block numbers in four corners of pane |
| Marginal Markings Back: |
© 2013 USPS l USPS logo l Plate position diagram l Barcode (583000) at top right and lower left corners of pane l Promotional text |
| Withdrawn: |
June 30, 2016 |
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