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Scott 6056
$11.95 Priority Mail: Crab Nebula
Die Cut 10¾ x 10¾ (BCA) 2026.02.24
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Scott 6056
$11.95 Priority Mail: Crab Nebula
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 6056
$11.95 Priority Mail: Crab Nebula
Pane of 4
(reference or stock image)
Technical Notes
| Issue: | Crab Nebula Stamp Stamp Announcement 26-9: Crab Nebula Stamp |
| Item Number: | 129700 |
| Denomination: | $11.95 |
| Type of Issue: | Priority Mail® Rate |
| Format: | Pane of 4 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date: | 2026 February 24 |
| Issue City: | Kansas City MO 64108 |
| Art Director: | Greg Breeding Charlottesville VA |
| Designer: | Greg Breeding Charlottesville VA |
| Existing Image: | Photo courtesy of NASA |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset & Flexographic |
| Microprint: | "USPS" |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America (BCA |
| Press Type: | Gallus RCS |
| Stamps per Pane: | 4 |
| Print Quantity: | 1.5 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Phosphor Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow & Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.4200 X 1.0850 in. 36.0680 X 27.5590 mm. |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.5600 X 1.2250 in. 39.6240 X 31.1150 mm. |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 4.1200 X 3.4500 in. 104.6480 X 87.6300 mm |
| Plate Size: | 80 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “B” followed by four (4) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | — |
| — Front: | Plate number in two corners |
| — Back: | © 2025 USPS • USPS logo • Four barcodes (129700) • Plate position diagram (10) • Promotional text |
