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Scott 4527-4528 ; 4528a
Forever Mercury Project and Messenger Mission

Die Cut 11 x 11 (SSP)

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Scott 4527-4528 ; 4528a
Forever Mercury Project and Messenger Mission
Pane Pair #4527-4528 (2 designs)
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Scott 4528a
Forever Mercury Project and Messenger Mission
Plate Block of 4
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Scott 4528a
Forever Mercury Project and Messenger Mission
Pane of 20

Reference Images

  • Scott 4527-4528 ; 4528a
    Forever Mercury Project and Messenger Mission
    Pane Pair #4527-4528 (2 designs)
    (reference or stock image)
  • Scott 4527
    Forever Mercury Project
    Duration: 1959 September 09
    1963 May 15
    Pane Single
    (reference or stock image)
  • Scott 4528
    Forever Mercury Messenger Mission
    Duration: 2004 August 03
    2015 April 30
    Pane Single
    (reference or stock image)

Technical Notes

Issue:Mercury Project/MESSENGER Mission
Stamp Announcement 11-25: Mercury Project/ MESSENGER Mission
Postal Bulletin 22308 — 2011 April 07
Item Number:468000
Denomination:Forever
Type of Issue:Commemorative
Format:Pane of 20 (2 designs)
Series:N/A
Issue Date:2011 May 04
Issue City:Kennedy Space Center FL 32815
Designer:Phil Jordan Falls Church VA
Art Director:Phil Jordan Falls Church VA
Typographer:Phil Jordan Falls Church VA
Artist:Donato Giancola Brooklyn NY
Modeler:Donald Woo
Manufacturing Process:Offset
Microprint:“USPS”
Engraver:N/A
Printer:Banknote Corporation of America Inc. for SSP
Printed at:Browns Summit NC
Press Type:Alprinta 74
Stamps per Pane:20
Print Quantity:60 million stamps
Paper Type:Phosphor Tagged Overall
Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive
Processed at:Unique Binders Fredericksburg VA
Colors:Cyan; Magenta; Yellow; Black; PMS 727 [Brown] & PMS 270 [Purple]
Stamp Orientation:Horizontal
Die Cut:11 x 11 (SSP)
Image Area (w x h):1.40 x 0.82 in
35.56 x 20.82 mm
Overall Size (w x h):1.56 x 0.98 in
39.62 x 24.89 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h):7.22 x 5.88 in
183.39 x 149.35 mm
Plate Size:200 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers:“S” followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings:..
— Front:Plate block numbers in four corners
— Back:© 2010 USPS
• USPS logo
• Plate position diagram
• Barcode (468000) in lower left and upper right of pane
• Verso text on back of each pane
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