First Class One Ounce Forever
On August 8, 2013, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue Made in America ~ Building a Nation (Forever® priced at 46 cents) First-Class mail® commemorative stamps in 12 designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 12 stamps (Item 471500). The pane of 12 stamps ($5.52) may not be split and sold individually.
The stamps will go on sale nationwide August 8, 2013.
The Made in America ~ Building a Nation issuance honors the workers who were essential to the growth of the modern United States. There are five different panes. Each one contains the same 12 stamps, but is anchored by a different selvage photograph. In the top row are an airplane maker, a derrick man on the Empire State Building, a millinery apprentice, and a man on a hoisting ball on the Empire State Building. In the middle row are a linotyper in a publishing house, welder on the Empire State Building, a coal miner, and riveters on the Empire State Building. In the bottom row are a powerhouse mechanic, a railroad track walker, a textile worker, and a man guiding a beam on the Empire State Building. Eleven of the 12 stamp images were taken by photographer Lewis Hine, a chronicler of early 20th century industry. The coal miner image is from the Kansas State Historical Society. Three of the selvage photos were taken by Hine. They include two Empire State Building iron workers and a General Electric worker measuring the bearings in a casting. The fourth selvage photograph is the same image of the coal miner that appears in the stamp pane. The final selvage photogrph, taken by Margaret Bourke-White, depicts a female welder. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp panes.
Technical Details
| Issue: | Made in America ~ Building A Nation Stamps | |
| Item Number: | 471500 | |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | First-Class Forever Commemorative | |
| Format: | Pane of 12 (12 designs) | |
| Series: | N/A | |
| Issue Date & City: | August 8, 2013, Washington, DC 20066 | |
| Designer: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC | |
| Art Director: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC | |
| Typographer: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC | |
| 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: | 30 million stamps | |
| Paper Type: | Prephosphored, Type II | |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive | |
| Processed at: | AVR, Clinton, SC | |
| Colors: | 444 (Stamp-Gray), 444 (Pane-Gray), 9 (Text-Cool Gray), Black (Stamp), Black (Pane) | |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical | |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.085 x 1.42 in./27.56 x 36.07 mm | |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.225 x 1.56 in./31.12 x 39.62 mm | |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 8.00 x 6.5 in./203.2 x 165.1 mm | |
| Plate Size: | 60 stamps per revolution | |
| Plate Numbers: | “V” followed by five (5) single digits | |
| Marginal Markings Front: | Header: “Made in America ~ Building a Nation” • Plate numbers in bottom right corner of pane | |
| Marginal Markings Back: | Header: “Made in America ~ Building a Nation” • Verso text • ©2013 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (471500) in lower left corner of pane • Promotional text | |
| Withdrawn: | December 31, 2014 |
©2013 USPS
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