© 2023 USPS
On September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Hanukkah 2024 stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 581500). This stamp will go on sale nationwide September 19, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
This new stamp celebrates the joyous Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The stamp art features a simple ink drawing of a hanukiah (or menorah), the nine-branch candelabra used only at Hanukkah. The illustrator digitally added the traditional Hanukkah colors of blue to the stamp background and white to the hanukiah. The flames are rendered in yellow. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed and illustrated the stamp art.
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 should 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 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 – Hanukkah 2024 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 January 19, 2025.
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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Hanukkah 2024 Stamp
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Item Number:
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581500
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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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September 19, 2024, Washington, DC 20066
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Illustrator:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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10,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, Block Tag
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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PMS 2394C, PMS 115C, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.7700 x 1.0500 in. / 19.5580 x
26.6700 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.9100 x 1.1900 in. / 23.1140 x
30.2260 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.5500 x 5.7600 in. / 140.9700 x
146.3040 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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22.2000 x 11.5200 in. / 563.8800 x
292.6080 mm
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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“B” followed by three (3) 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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© 2023 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (581500) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text
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Stamp Services,
Marketing, 8-8-24
