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Scott 5952
Forever Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake
Die Cut: 11 x 11
Lunar New Year: 6th in a series - 3rd Set
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Scott 5952
Forever Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake
Pane Single
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Forever Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake
Pane of 20
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Lunar New Year: Snake Stamp Announcement 25-01: Lunar New Year • Year of the Snake Stamp Postal Bulletin 22625 — 2024 December 12 |
| Item Number: | 485900 |
| Denomination: | First-Class |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Lunar New Year |
| Issue Date: | 2025 January 14 |
| Issue City: | Boston MA 02205 |
| Art Director: | Antonio Alcalá Alexandria VA |
| Designer: | Antonio Alcalá Alexandria VA |
| Artist: | Camille Chew Providence RI |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane & Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset; Foil Stamping & Flexographic |
| Microprint: | "USPS" |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America (BCA) |
| Press Type: | Gallus RCS |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Quantity Issued: | 21 million stamps |
| Paper Type/Tagging: | Phosphor Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow; Black; PMS 7579 C (Vibrant-vermilion); PMS 7563 C (Orange-tan); Red Luxor Foil MTS 392; Gold Luxor Foil MTS 413 |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Die Cut: | 11 x 11 |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.8400 x 1.4200 in. 21.3360 x 36.6240 mm. |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.9800 x 1.5600 in. 24.8920 x 39.6240 mm. |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.2500 x 8.5000 in. 184.1500 x 215.9000 mm. |
| Press Sheets Size (w x h): | 14.5000 x 19.5000 in. 368.3000 x 495.3000 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 80 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “B” followed by six (6) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | — |
| — Front: | Header: LUNAR NEW YEAR • YEAR OF THE SNAKE • Plate number in bottom two corners |
| — Back: | © 2024 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (485900) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text |
