© 2023 USPS
On August 16, 2024, in Hartford, CT, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Autumn Colors stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 485600). These stamps will go on sale nationwide August 16, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Autumn Colors commemorative pane of 20 stamps must not be split and the stamps must not be sold individually.
Autumn Colors celebrates the radiant beauty of fall with 10 new stamps in a pane of 20, featuring images from a variety of locations around the U.S. taken by renowned nature and garden photographer Allen Rokach (1941–2021). Rokach often used what he called the “Rokach effect,” a technique that gives photos an impressionistic cast. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps.
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 will be available by logging on to SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov/sfsweb. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web; offices need to 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 store.usps.com/store/home. 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 – Autumn Colors 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 December 16, 2024.
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 store.usps.com/store/home. 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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Autumn Colors Stamps
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Item Number:
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485600
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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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August 16, 2024, Hartford, CT 06101
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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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Existing Photos:
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Allen Rokach
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Flexographic
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter
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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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30,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied
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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, PMS Cool Gray 7C
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.4200 x 1.0850 in. / 36.0680 x
27.5590 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.5600 x 1.2250 in. / 39.6240 x
31.1150 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.5000 x 7.7300 in. / 190.5000 x
196.3420 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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22.5000 x 23.1900 in. / 571.5000 x
589.0260 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by five (5) single digits in the bottom corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: AUTUMN COLORS
Plate number in bottom corners
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Back:
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© 2023 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (485600) • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 7-11-24
