©2021 USPS
On July 10, 2021, in New York, NY, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Tap Dance stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 480900). These stamps will go on sale nationwide July 10, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Tap Dance commemorative pane of 20 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.
With these stamps, the Postal Service™ celebrates tap dancing as a uniquely American contribution to world dance. The five stamps each feature a photograph of a different tap dancer performing his or her craft against a brightly colored background that highlights the dancer’s form and movement. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with photographs by Matthew Murphy.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering the 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 – Tap Dance 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 10, 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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Tap Dance Stamps
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Item Number:
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480900
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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 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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July 10, 2021, New York, NY 10199
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Photographer:
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Matthew Murphy, New York, NY
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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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18,000,000 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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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Custom Spot Grey
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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 8.35 in. / 150.368 x 212.09 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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11.84 x 25.30 in. / 300.736 x 642.62 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 four (4) single digits in two corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: TAP • Plate number in bottom two corners
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©2021 USPS • USPS logo • 2 barcodes (480900) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 6-3-21
