Update: Stamp Announcement 21-7: Chien-Shiung Wu

In the article entitled “Stamp Announcement 21-7: Chien-Shiung Wu,” in Postal Bulletin 22562 (12-31-20, page 50), the technical details table was unavailable for this stamp at the time of publication.

Here is the technical details table for the Chien-Shiung Wu stamp:

 

Issue:

Chien-Shiung Wu Stamp

Item Number:

480200

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail® Forever®

Format:

Pane of 20

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

February 11, 2021, New York, NY 10199

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Artist:

Kam Mak, Brooklyn, NY

Modeler:

Joseph Sheeran

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Press Type:

Muller A76

Stamps per Pane:

20

Print Quantity:

18,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Colors:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.84 x 1.42 in./21.336 x 36.068 mm

Overall 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

Press Sheet Size (w x h):

11.84 x 21.72 in./ 300.736 x 551.688 mm

Plate Size:

240 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“P” followed by four (4) single digits in four corners

Marginal Markings:

Front:

Plate number in 4 corners

Back:

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