© 2024 USPS
On October 1, 2024, in Washington, DC, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Thank You, Healthcare Community stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 485800). This stamp will go on sale nationwide October 1, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
With this stamp, sold in a pane of 20, the Postal Service™ pays tribute to the healthcare community, whose members, sometimes at great personal risk, dedicate their lives to our health, safety, and well-being. The artwork consists of health-related icons spelling out the stacked words “Thank you” against a pristine white background. Running across the lower right edge of the stamp are the words “Healthcare” in gray and “Community” in surgical green. Bryan Duefrene was the art director and stamp designer.
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/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 – Thank You, Healthcare Community 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 1, 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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Thank You, Healthcare Community Stamp
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Item Number:
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485800
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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 1, 2024, Washington, DC 20066
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Art Director:
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Bryan Duefrene, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Bryan Duefrene, Washington, DC
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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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20,000,000
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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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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS Cool Gray 8C, PMS 2413C
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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 0.8400 in. / 36.0680 x
21.3360 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.5600 x 0.9800 in. / 39.6240 x
24.8920 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.2400 x 6.5000 in. / 183.8960 x
165.1000 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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21.7200 x 19.7500 in. / 551.6880 x
501.6500 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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“B” followed by six (6) single digits in bottom two corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: Thank You, Healthcare Community • Plate number in bottom two corners
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Back:
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© 2024 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (485800) • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 8-22-24
