Cut Paper Heart

First Class One Ounce Forever

Cut Paper Heart

On January 21, 2014, in New York, New York, at the Time Warner Center, the Postal Service™ will issue the Love: Cut Paper Heart First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 46 cents) in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 587200).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 21, 2014.
The 2014 Love stamp, Cut Paper Heart, takes its inspiration from the papercutting tradition, particularly the tradition brought to America in the 18th and 19th centuries by German immigrants. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp, which features an illustration by Q. Cassetti.

Technical Details

Issue:	Cut Paper Heart Stamp
Item Number:	587200
Denomination & Type of Issue:	First-Class Mail Forever
Format:	Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series:	Love
Issue Date & City:	January 21, 2014, New York, NY 10199
Designer:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Art Director:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Typographer:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Artist:	Q. Cassetti, Trumansburg, NY
Engraver:	WRE
Modeler:	CCL Label, Inc.
Manufacturing Process:	Gravure
Printer:	CCL Label, Inc.
Printed at:	Clinton, SC 29325
Press Type:	Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
Stamps per Pane:	20
Print Quantity:	50 million stamps
Paper Type:	Prephosphored, Type I
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Processed at:	CCL Label, Inc., Clinton, SC
Colors:	032 (Red), 211 (Pink), 1807 (Dk. Red)
Stamp Orientation:	Horizontal
Image Area (w x h):	1.05 x 0.77 in./26.67 x 19.56 mm
Overall Size (w x h):	1.19 x 0.91 in./30.23 x 23.11 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h):	5.75 x 5.50 in./146.05 x 139.70 mm
Plate Size:	120 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers:	“C” followed by three (3) single digits
Marginal Markings Front:	Plate numbers in four corners of pane
Marginal Markings Back:	© 2013 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (587200) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text
Withdrawn:	June 30, 2015

©2014 USPS