©2019 USPS
In October 2019, in Noblesville, IN, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Purple Heart Medal 2019 stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 120700). The stamp will go on sale nationwide October 2019, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue, which will be announced in a future Postal Bulletin.
The Postal Service™ continues to honor the sacrifices of the men and women who serve in the U.S. military with the issuance of the Purple Heart Medal 2019 stamp, which depicts the medal suspended from its ribbon. This stamp is a redesign of the 2012 Purple Heart Medal stamp and features a purple border matching the brilliant purple of the medal and its ribbon. The type on the stamp, “PURPLE HEART, FOREVER, USA,” is displayed in red. Ira Wexler photographed the medal. William J. Gicker served as art director with Bryan Duefrene as the designer.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.
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 – Purple Heart Medal 2019 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. The postmark date will be announced in a future Postal Bulletin.
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 catalog and online at usps.com/shop. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic catalog 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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Purple Heart Medal 2019 Stamp
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Item Number:
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120700
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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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October 2019, Noblesville, IN 46060
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Art Director:
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William J. Gicker, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Bryan Duefrene, Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Photographer:
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Ira Wexler, Braddock Heights, MD
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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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20
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Print Quantity:
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400,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, 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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Pantone 266, Pantone 1805, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.73 x 0.84 in/18.542 x 21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in/22.098 x 24.892 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.3 x 4.88 in/134.62 x 123.952 mm
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Plate Size:
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400 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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Header: Purple Heart: The Medal for the Combat Wounded • Plate numbers in four corners
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Back:
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©2019 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (120700) • Plate position diagram • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 8-29-19
