©2018 USPS
On April 2, 2019, in Los Angeles, CA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Marvin Gaye stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 16 stamps (item 586100). The stamp will go on sale nationwide April 2, 2019, and must not be sold or cancelled before the first-day-of-issue. The Marvin Gaye pane of 16 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.
With this new stamp in the Music Icons series, the U.S. Postal Service® honors Marvin Gaye (1939–1984), one of the most influential music performers of his generation. The stamp design features a portrait of the “Prince of Soul” inspired by historic photographs. The stamp pane is designed to resemble a vintage, 45-rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the stamps, brief text about Gaye’s legacy, and the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out the top of the sleeve. Another portrait of Gaye, also inspired by historic photographs, appears on the reverse along with the Music Icons series logo. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp pane with original art by Kadir Nelson.
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 sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps on the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web; offices must also check the amount they will receive in their automatic push distribution.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the Marvin Gaye stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station. Use of any image other than the following special pictorial image is prohibited.
To finalize the Marvin Gaye stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches (horizontally) by 2 inches (vertically). Collectors prefer the dimensions 3-1/2 inches by 1.
The Postal Service™ must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services 4 weeks before the event using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at The Postal Store® website at usps.com/shop. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
FDOI – Marvin Gaye Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
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 August 2, 2019.
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 USA Philatelic publication and online at usps.com/shop. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic publication online at usps.com/philatelic.
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:
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Marvin Gaye Stamp
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Item Number:
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586100
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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 16 (1 design)
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Series:
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Music Icons
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Issue Date & City:
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April 2, 2019, Los Angels, CA 90052
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Artist:
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Kadir Nelson, Los Angeles, CA
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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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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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16
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Print Quantity:
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40,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, Block Tagged
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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
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Square
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.085 x 1.085 in./27.559 x 27.559 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.225 x 1.225 in./31.115 x 31.115 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7 x 7 in./177.8 x 177.8 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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21.25 x 21.25 in./539.75 x 539.75 mm
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Plate Size:
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144 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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None
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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©2018 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (586100) in lower right corner of pane • Promotional text • Biography brief
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Back:
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• “Marvin Gaye” • Music Icons logo
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 2-28-19
