©2019 USPS
On October 27, 2020, in Washington, DC, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Drug Free USA stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 478900). The stamp will go on sale nationwide October 27, 2020, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The Postal Service™ joins the effort to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use with the release of the Drug Free USA stamp. The stamp art features a white star with lines of red, light blue, and blue radiating from one side of each of the star’s five points, suggesting the unity necessary at all levels to effectively address drug use. Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original artwork by Aaron Draplin. William J. Gicker was the 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 – Drug Free USA 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 February 27, 2021.
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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Drug Free USA Stamp
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Item Number:
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478900
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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 27, 2020, Washington, DC 20066
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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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Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Press Type:
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Muller A76
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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20,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Colors:
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PMS 533 C Dark Blue, PMS 2121 C Light Blue, PMS 2133 C Blue, PMS 485 C Red, PMS Cool Gray 7C
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 1.42 in./21.336 x 36.068 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.892 x 39.624 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.92 x 7.24 in./150.368 x 183.896 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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11.84 x 21.72 in./300.736 x 551.688 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by five (5) single digits in four corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate number in four corners
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Back:
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©2019 USPS • USPS logo • 2 barcodes (478900) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 9-24-20
