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Forever First Continental Congress
1774 September 05 - October 26
American Semiquincentennial
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Forever First Continental Congress
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Forever First Continental Congress
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | First Continental Congress Stamp Announcement 24-34: First Continental Congress 1774 Stamp Postal Bulletin 22655 — 2024 July 25 |
| Item Number: | 485700 |
| Denomination: | Forever |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | American Semiquincentennial |
| Issue Date: | 2024 September 05 |
| Issue City: | Philadelphia PA 19104 |
| Art Director: | Antonio Alcalá Alexandria VA |
| Designer: | Antonio Alcalá Alexandria VA |
| Typographer: | Antonio Alcalá Alexandria VA |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Microprint: | “USPS” |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Quantity Issued: | 18 million stamps |
| Paper Type/Tagging: | Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag Applied |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | PMS Dark Blue C PMS 199 C (Red); PMS 7681 C (Light-Blue) & Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Die Cut: | 11 x 11 |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.8400 x 1.4200 in. 21.3360 x 36.0680 mm. |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.9800 x 1.5600 in. 24.8920 x 39.6240 mm. |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 6.4800 x 7.2600 in. 164.5920 x 184.4040 mm. |
| Press Sheets Size (w x h): | 12.9600 x 21.7800 in. 329.1840 x 553.2120 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 240 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | "P" followed by four (4) single digits in four corners |
| Marginal Markings: | — |
| — Front: | Plate number in four corners |
| — Back: | © 2023 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (485700) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text |
