©2015 USPS
On July 13, 2016, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Jaime Escalante First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 47 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473800).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide July 13, 2016.
The U.S. Postal Service honors Jaime Escalante (1930–2010), the East Los Angeles teacher whose inspirational methods led supposedly “unteachable” high school students to master calculus. The digital illustration by Jason Seiler depicts Escalante in a style meant to resemble an oil painting. The illustration is based on a photograph taken by Jaime W. Escalante, on May 6, 2005, in the actual classroom at Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, California, where his father formerly taught. The story of Jaime Escalante and his students attracted national attention with the release of the 1988 movie, Stand and Deliver. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Jason Seiler.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution will be 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 http:⁄⁄www.usps.com⁄shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. 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:
Jaime Escalante Stamp
Special Events
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
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. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by September 13, 2016.
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 http:⁄⁄www.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 seven philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 473806, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $84.60
(print quantity 1,500).
n 473810*, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $11.95.
n 473816*, First-Day Cover, $0.91.
n 473821*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.62.
n 473824*, Framed Art, $39.95.
n 473830*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 473833*, Panel, $10.95.
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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Jaime Escalante Stamp
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Item Number:
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473800
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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 (1 design)
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Series:
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N⁄A
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Issue Date & City:
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July 13, 2016, Washington,
DC 20066
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Artist:
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Jason Seiler, Chicago, IL
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane⁄Michelle Finn
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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
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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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12 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
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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 5625⁄Green, PMS 118⁄Gold
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 1.42 in.⁄21.34 x 36.07 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in.⁄24.89 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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6.50 x 8.50 in.⁄165.10 x 215.90 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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20.00 x 26.00 in.⁄ 508.00 x 660.40 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“B” followed by six (6) 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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© 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (473800) in lower right corner of pane
• Promotional text • Jaime Escalante summary
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 6-9-16
