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3oz-Rate Sarah Orne Jewett
Literary Arts - 35th in a series Die Cut 11 x 11 (APU) 2026.08.21
Technical Notes
| Issue: | Sarah Orne Jewett Stamp Stamp Announcement 26-32: Sarah Orne Jewett Stamp Postal Bulletin 22706 — 2026.07.09 |
| Item Number: | 130200 |
| Denomination: | Three-Ounce Rate |
| Type of Issue: | Definitive |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Literary Arts (#35) |
| Issue Date: | 2026.08.21 |
| Issue City: | South Berwick ME 03908 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Artist: | Mark Summers Waterdown Ontario Canada |
| Modeler: | Daryl DeMont |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Microprint: | USPS |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 5 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag Applied |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow; Black & Warm-golden-yellow (PMS 123C) |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Die Cut: | 10 x 10 |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.4200 x 0.8400 in. 36.0680 x 21.3360 mm. |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.5600 x 0.9800 in. 39.6240 x 24.8920 mm. |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.2400 x 5.9200 in. 183.8960 x 150.3680 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 240 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “P” followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | — |
| — Front: | Header: LITERARY ARTS • 35TH IN A SERIES • Plate number in four corners |
| — Back: | © 2025 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (130200) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text |