On July 27, 2020, in Burbank, CA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Bugs Bunny stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 478500). The stamps will go on sale nationwide July 27, 2020, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The Bugs Bunny pane of 20 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually. The Bugs Bunny stamps image, special dedication postmarks, and first-day-of-issue postmarks will be revealed in a future edition of the Postal Bulletin.
This stamp issuance celebrates Bugs Bunny, the “wascally wabbit” who has gleefully foiled foes and delighted cartoon audiences for 80 years. Bugs has always been known for his impeccable impersonations and his masterful masquerades, so the 10 designs on this pane of 20 stamps each showcase a costumed Bugs Bunny in some of his most memorable getups. The reverse side of the pane includes modern-day sketches that evoke the appearance of early Bugs Bunny with his exaggerated slapstick elasticity.
The drawings represent a wide range of Bugs’s postures, gestures, and expressions. Original stamp artwork is based on iconic moments of Bugs Bunny’s career and was created especially for this issuance by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., featuring work from Warner Bros. Animation artists, who also created the verso sketches. Greg Breeding was the designer, and William J. Gicker served as art director.
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 are 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 on their automatic push distribution.
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 – Bugs Bunny Stamps
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 November 27, 2020.
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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Bugs Bunny Stamps
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Item Number:
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478500
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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 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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July 27, 2020, Burbank, CA 91505
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Art Director:
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William J. Gicker, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Artist:
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Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Burbank, 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
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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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50,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, Overall
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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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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.085 x 1.42 in./ 27.559 x 36.068 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.225 x 1.56 in./31.115 x 39.624 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.12 x 9.13 in./180.85 x 231.902 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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18.5 x 21.86 in./469.9 x 555.244 mm
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Plate Size:
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120 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“B” followed by four (4) single digits in bottom two corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: Bugs Bunny • Plate number in bottom two corners
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Back:
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80 years of Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes™ logo • Line drawings • TM Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. proprietary information • ©2020 USPS • USPS logo • one barcode (478500) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 7-2-20
