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Scott 5957
Forever Allen Toussaint (1938-2015)
Die Cut: 11 x 11
Black Heritage: 48th in a series
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Scott 5957
Forever Allen Toussaint (1938-2015)
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Forever Allen Toussaint
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Forever Allen Toussaint
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Allen Toussaint Stamp Announcement 25-04: Allen Toussaint Stamp Postal Bulletin 22666 — 2024 December 24 |
| Item Number: | 486000 |
| Denomination: | Forever |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Black Heritage — 48th in a series |
| Issue Date: | 2025 January 30 |
| Issue City: | New Orleans LA 70113 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Existing Photo: | Bill Tompkins & Getty Images |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane & Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset & Flexographic |
| Microprint: | "USPS" |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America (BCA) |
| Press Type: | Gallus RCS |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Quantity Issued: | 30 million stamps |
| Paper Type/Tagging: | Phosphor Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | PMS 7580 C (Terracotta); Cyan; Magenta; Yellow & Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Die Cut: | 11 x 11 |
| Image Area (wX 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): | 6.0000 x 8.5000 in. 152.4000 x 215.9000 mm. |
| Press Sheets Size (w X h): | 12.0000 x 17.1250 in. 304.8000 x 434.9750 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 80 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | "B" followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | — |
| — Front: | Header: BLACK HERITAGE Celebrating Allen Toussaint 48th in a Series • Plate number in bottom two corners |
| — Back: | © 2024 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (486000) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text |
