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Update: Stamp Announcement 20-24: Innovation Stamps

In the article entitled “Stamp Announcement 20-24: “Innovation Stamps,” in Postal Bulletin 22550, (7-16-20, page 42), the technical details were not available.

The technical details table for the Innovation stamps is shown here.

 

Issue:

Innovation Stamps

Item Number:

476200

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First Class Mail® Forever®

Format:

Pane of 20 (5 designs)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

August 20, 2020, Bellefonte, PA 16823

Art Director:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Designer:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Typographer:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Modeler:

Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Hot Foil Stamping

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Alprinta 74

Stamps per Pane:

20

Print Quantity:

14,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tagged

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Banknote Corporation of America

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.84 x 1.42 in./21.336 x 36.068 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.98 x 1.56 in./24.892 x 39.624 mm

Full Pane Size (w x h):

5.92 x 7.24 in./150.368 x 183.896 mm

Colors:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Gray PMS 431 C

Other:

Foil

Plate Size:

120 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“P” followed by five (5) single digits in four corners

Marginal Markings:

Plate position diagram (6) • 2 barcodes (476200) • ©2020 USPS • USPS logo • Promotional text