© 2024 USPS
On January 24, 2025, in Peachtree Corners, GA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the 1794 Compass Rose Global Forever® International rate stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 10 stamps (Item 581700). This stamp will go on sale nationwide January 24, 2025, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
1794 Compass Rose is a new Global stamp that can be used to mail a one-ounce letter to any country in which First-Class Mail International® service is available. A compass rose is a round figure on a map that helps users of the map orient themselves by showing the direction of north and other points of the compass. The stamp is round and features a colorful compass rose from the Collections of Maine Historical Society, drawn by Lucia Wadsworth, the aunt of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in her school geography notebook when she was 10 years old. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering 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 – 1794 Compass Rose 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 May 24, 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 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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1794 Compass Rose Stamp
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Item Number:
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581700
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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Global Forever International Rate
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Format:
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Pane of 10 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 24, 2025, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Art:
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Lucia Wadsworth
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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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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10
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Print Quantity:
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40,000,000
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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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Stamp Orientation:
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Round
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.2000 x 1.2000 in. / 30.4800 x
30.4800 mm.
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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1.4100 x 1.4100 in. / 35.8140 x
35.8140 mm.
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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8.5000 x 4.0900 in. / 215.9000 x 103.8860 mm.
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 3546 C, PMS 575 C
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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 six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate number in four corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2024 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (581700) behind each stamp • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 12-12-24
