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Scott 6054
Forever Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse
Die Cut 11 x 11 (BCA) 2026.02.03
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Scott 6054
Forever Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse
Pane Single
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Forever Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse
Pane of 20
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Lunar New Year • Year of the Horse Stamp Stamp Announcement 26-6: Lunar New Year • Year of the Horse Stamp |
| Item Number: | 487900 |
| Denomination: | Forever |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (2 designs) |
| Series: | Lunar New Year — 7th in a series |
| Issue Date: | 2026 February 03 |
| Issue City: | Houston TX 77201 |
| 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 |
| Print Quantity: | 20 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Phosphor Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow; Black; PMS 7579 C (Orange-red); PMS 7563 C (Medium-dark yellow-brown); Kurz Luxor 413 (Bright-gold Foil) & Kurz Luxor 361 (Silver-blue) Foil |
| 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): | 7.2500 x 8.5000 in. 184.1500 x 215.9000 mm. |
| Press Sheet Size (w x h): | 14.6250 x 17.1250 in. 371.4750 x 434.9750 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 HORSE • Plate number in bottom two corners of pane |
| — Back: | © 2025 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (487900) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text |
