First Class One Ounce Forever
On June 6, 2014, in York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Hot Rods 49-cent Forever® stamps, in two designs, in a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 689200).
The stamps will go on sale nationwide June 6, 2014.
With these two stamps, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates hot rods, the fast, powerful vehicles that thrill-seeking enthusiasts have been modifying for nearly a century. The cars depicted are 1932 Ford “Deuce” roadsters. One stamp features a black ’32 Ford with orange flames running down the car’s body. The other stamp showcases a red ’32 Ford. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps, which feature art by John Mattos.
Technical Details
| Issue: | Hot Rods |
| Item Number: | 689200 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Format: | Double-sided Booklet of 20 (2 designs) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date & City: | June 6, 2014, York, PA 17402 |
| Art Director: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Designer: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Artist: | John Mattos, San Francisco, CA |
| Modeler: | CCL Label, Inc. |
| Manufacturing Process: | Gravure |
| Engraver: | WRE |
| Printer: | CCL Label, Inc. |
| Printed at: | Clinton, SC |
| Press Type: | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Stamps per Booklet: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 100 Million Stamps |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III, Overall tagged |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure sensitive adhesive |
| Processed at: | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.84 x 0.73 in./21.34 x 18.54 mm |
| Stamp Size (w x h): | 0.98 x 0.87 in./24.89 x 22.09 mm |
| Full Booklet Size (w x h): | 1.96 x 5.5 in./49.78 x 139.7 mm |
| Press Sheet Size (w x h): | 5.5 x 13.72 in./139.7 x 348.49 mm |
| Colors: | Yellow, 1795 Red, Cyan, Black, |
| Plate Size: | 140 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “C” followed by 1111 (4) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | • Plate numbers • © 2014 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (689200) |
| Withdrawn: | December 31, 2015 |
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