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Scott 4548-4551; 4551a
Forever U.S. Merchant Marine
Die Cut 11 x 11 (AVR)
Scott 4548-4551; 4551a
Forever U.S. Merchant Marine
Pane Block of 4 #4548-4551 (4 designs)
Pane Block of 4 #4548-4551 (4 designs)
Scott 4551a
Forever U.S. Merchant Marine
Pane Horizontal Strip of 4 #4448-4451 (4 designs)
Pane Horizontal Strip of 4 #4448-4451 (4 designs)
Scott 4551a
Forever U.S. Merchant Marine
Plate Block of 4 #4448-4451 (4 designs)
Plate Block of 4 #4448-4451 (4 designs)
Reference Images
Scott 4548-4551; 4551a
Forever U.S. Merchant Marine
Pane Block of 4 #4548-4551 (4 designs)
(reference or stock image)Scott 4551a
Forever U.S. Merchant Marine
Pane Horizontal Strip of 4 #4448-4451 (4 designs)
(reference or stock image)Scott 4551a
Forever U.S. Merchant Marine
Pane of 20
(reference or stock image)Scott 4448
Forever Clipper Ship
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 4449
Forever Auxiliary Steamship
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 4450
Forever Liberty Ship
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 4451
Forever Container Ship
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)
Technical Notes
| Issue: | U.S. Merchant Marine Stamp Announcement 11-34: U.S. Merchant Marine Postal Bulletin 22314 — 2011 June 30 |
| Item Number: | 467400 |
| Denomination: | Forever |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (4 designs) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date: | 2011 July 28 |
| Issue City: | Great Neck NY 11021 |
| Designer: | Carl T. Herrman North Las Vegas NV |
| Art Director: | Carl T. Herrman North Las Vegas NV |
| Typographer: | Carl T. Herrman North Las Vegas NV |
| Artist: | Dennis Lyall Norwalk CT |
| Engraver: | WRE |
| Modeler: | Avery Dennison SPD |
| Manufacturing Process: | Gravure |
| Printer: | Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Printed at: | AVR Clinton SC |
| Press Type: | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 60 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Prephosphored Type I |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Processed at: | AVR Clinton SC |
| Colors: | Yellow; Magenta; Cyan; Black; Cool-gray & Dark-blue |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Die Cut: | 11 x 11 (AVR) |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.42 x 0.84 in 36.6 x 21.33 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.56 x 0.98 in 39.62 x 24.89 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 8.75 x 5.50 in 222.25 x 139.70 mm |
| Plate Size: | 240 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “V” followed by six (6) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | .. |
| — Front: | Header: “U.S. MERCHANT MARINE” • Since colonial … American economy. • Plate numbers on left side of stamp pane |
| — Back: | © 2010 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (467400) in upper left corner • Verso text on back of each stamp |
