Go BackScott 6134
Scott 6134
Forever Madonna & Child
Die Cut (BCA) 2026.10.02
Reference Images
Technical Notes
| Issue: | Christmas Madonna and Child Stamp Stamp Announcement 26-39: Christmas Madonna and Child Stamp Postal Bulletin 22709 — 2026.08.20 |
| Item Number: | 686200 |
| Denomination: | Forever |
| Type of Issue: | Special |
| Format: | Double-sided Booklet of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Holiday |
| Issue Date: | 2023.10.02 |
| Issue City: | Williamstown MA 01267 |
| Art Director: | Greg Breeding Charlottesville VA |
| Designer: | Greg Breeding Charlottesville VA |
| Existing Art: | The Master of the Embroidered Foliage |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America (BCA) |
| Press Type: | Alprinta 74 |
| Stamps per Booklet: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 185 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Phosphor Block Tag |
| Colors: | Metallic-orange (PMS 10418 C); Cyan; Magenta; Yellow & Black |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.7700 x 1.0500 in. 19.5580 x 26.6700 mm. |
| Stamp Size (w x h): | 0.9100 x 1.1900 in. 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm.. |
| Booklet Size (w x h): | 5.7430 x 2.3750 in. 145.8720 x 60.3250 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 800 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “B” followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | Header: CHRISTMAS • Madonna and Child • TWENTY FIRST-CLASS™ FOREVER® STAMPS • © 2026 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area |