Update: Stamp Announcement 19-07: Uncle Sam’s Hat Stamp

In the article “Stamp Announcement 19-07: Uncle Sam’s Hat Stamp,” in Postal Bulletin 22509, (12-20-18, page 58), the technical details were not available. The technical details table for the Uncle Sam’s Hat stamp is shown here.

Locally produced items are not authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail Marketing may be produced and sold.

 

Issue:

Uncle Sam’s Hat Stamp

Item Number:

746900

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

Non-denominated Additional Ounce Rate

Format:

Coil of 100 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 27, 2019, Kansas City, MO 64108

Art Director:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Designer:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Typographer:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Modeler:

Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Alprinta 74

Stamps per Coil:

100

Print Quantity:

100,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Banknote Corporation of America

Colors:

Pantone 7687, Pantone 7621, Cool Gray 7, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm

Plate Size:

744 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“B” followed by seven (7) single digits

Coil Number Frequency:

Plate number every 31st stamp