First Class One Ounce Forever
Technical Details
| Issue: | Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake Stamp |
| Item Number: | 578600 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | First-Class Forever |
| Format: | Souvenir Sheet of 12 (1design) |
| Series: | Celebrating Lunar New Year |
| Issue Date & City: | January 16, 2013, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Typographer: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Artist: | Kam Mak, Brooklyn, NY |
| Engraver: | Trident |
| Modeler: | Avery Dennison, Designed and Engineered Solutions |
| Manufacturing Process: | Gravure |
| Printer: | Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Printed at: | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Press Type: | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Stamps per Pane: | 12 |
| Print Quantity: | 31.2 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Non-phosphored, Type III, Block |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Processed at: | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Colors: | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black, 132 (Brown), 2745 (Blue), 872 (Gold) |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.42 x 0.85 in./36.07 x 21.59 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.25 x 5.85 in./184.15 x 148.59 mm |
| Plate Size: | 108 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | N/A |
| Marginal Markings Front: | Header: “CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW YEAR” |
| Marginal Markings Back: | © 2012 USPS • USPS logo • Header: “CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW YEAR” • Short summary of Lunar New Year • Barcode (578600) at bottom of pane • Promotional text |
| Withdrawn: | March 31, 2016 |
©2013 USPS
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