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Forever Kwanzaa
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Forever Kwanzaa
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Kwanzaa Stamp Announcement 24-38: Kwanzaa Stamp Postal Bulletin 22657 — 2024 August 24 |
| Item Number: | 581600 |
| Denomination: | Forever |
| Type of Issue: | Special |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date: | 2024 September 25 |
| Issue City: | Pittsburgh PA 15290 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Artist: | Ekua Holmes Boston MA |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Microprint: | “USPS” |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Quantity Issued: | 12 million stamps |
| Paper Type/Tagging: | Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag Applied |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Black; Cyan; Magenta & Yellow |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Die Cut: | 11 x 11 |
| Image Area (wX h): | 0.8180 x 1.0500 in. 20.7770 x 26.6700 mm. |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.9100 x 1.1900 in. 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm. |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 5.5500 x 5.7600 in. 140.9700 x 146.3040 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 320 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 (581600) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text |
