© 2014 USPS
On March 26, 2015, in New York, NY, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Martin Ramirez First-Class Mail® stamps (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 472700).
The stamps will go on sale nationwide March 26, 2015.
Five new commemorative stamps honor Martìn Ramìrez (1895–1963), who, while virtually unknown in his lifetime, is recognized today as one of the great artists of the 20th century. Each stamp features details from one of five of Ramìrez’s more than 450 drawings and collages. Although confined to psychiatric hospitals for more than 30 years, Ramìrez transcended his own situation to create a remarkably visualized world free from the constraints of borders or time itself. The back of the stamp pane includes verso text. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp pane.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
Initial Supply to Post Offices — Item 472700, $9.80 Martin Ramirez (Forever priced at 49 cents) Commemorative PSA Pane of 20 stamps
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution are available by logging on to SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web. However, offices should check the website noted above to determine the amount they will receive on their automatic push distribution.
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
Martin Ramirez Stamps
Special Events Coordinator
380 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10199-9998
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by May 25, 2015.
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, online at usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There are eight philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 472706, Press Sheet with Die cut, $117.60 (print quantity 250).
n 472708, Press Sheet without Die cut, $117.60 (print quantity 500).
n 472710*, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake (set of 5), $18.95.
n 472716*, First-Day Cover (set of 5), $4.65.
n 472721*, Digital Color Postmark (set of 5), $8.20.
n 472730*, Ceremony Program, $6.95 (random).
n 472731*, Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.
n 472732*, Stamp Deck Card/Digital Color Postmark, $1.99 (random).
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
Issue:
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Martin Ramirez Stamps
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Item Number:
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472700
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 26, 2015, New York, NY 10199
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Typographer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Existing Art:
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Martin Ramirez
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America/SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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20 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive adhesive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit SC
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS Warm Grey 10
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Stamp Orientation:
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Square
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.09 x 1.09 in./27.56 x 27.56 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.23 x 1.23 in./31.11 x 31.11 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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6.00 x 8.00 in./152.40 x 203.20 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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24.00 x 24.00 in./ 609.60 x 609.60 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate numbers in two corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2014 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (472700) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text • Martin Ramirez bio
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 2-19-15
