First Class One Ounce Forever
Technical Details
| Issue: | Lydia Mendoza |
| Item Number: | 579200 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | First-Class Forever Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 16 (1 design) |
| Series: | Music Icons #1 |
| Issue Date & City: | May 15, 2013, San Antonio, TX 78284 |
| Designer: | Patrick Donohue, Alexandria, VA |
| Designer: | Neal Ashby, Alexandria, VA |
| Art Director: | Antonio Alcala\u00B4, Alexandria, VA |
| Typographer: | Neal Ashby, Alexandria, VA |
| Engraver: | WRE |
| 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: | 16 |
| Print Quantity: | 30 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Prephosphored, Type II |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Processed at: | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Colors: | 2 (Warm Gray), 485 (Red), 279 (Blue), Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Square |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.085 x 1.085 in./27.55 x 27.55 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.225 x 1.225 in./31.12 x 31.12 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.00 x 7.00 in./177.80 x 177.80 mm |
| Plate Size: | 128 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | N/A |
| Marginal Markings Front: | Header: “LYDIA MENDOZA” • “A PIONEER IN THE GENRE OF TEJANO MUSIC” • ©2012 USPS at bottom of pane • USPS Logo at bottom of pane • Promotional text at bottom of pane • Barcode (579200) in lower right corner of pane • Short biography on Lydia Mendoza at bottom of pane |
| Marginal Markings Back: | Color artwork on back of pane |
| Withdrawn: | June 30, 2016 |
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