First Class One Ounce Forever
Technical Details
| Issue: | Kwanzaa Stamp |
| Item Number: | 585000 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Holiday Celebrations |
| Issue Date & City: | November 26, 2013 |
| Designer: | Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA |
| Art Director: | Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA |
| Typographer: | Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA |
| Artist: | R. Gregory Christie, Brooklyn, NY |
| 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: | Vertical |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.77 x 1.05 in./19.56 x 26.67 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 5.55 x 5.76 in./140.97 x 146.30 mm |
| Colors: | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 7733 (Green C), PMS 485 (Red C) |
| Plate Size: | 160 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “P” followed by six (6) 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 (585000) at top right and lower left corners of pane l Promotional text |
| Withdrawn: | June 30, 2016 |
©2013 USPS
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