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Maya Angelou

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue April 7, 2015
Year 2015
Quantity 84,000,000
Denomination
First-Class Mail Forever
Denomination Value $0.49
Perforation or Dimension 1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
Issue Location Washington, DC 20066
Postal Administration United States

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Pane of 12 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 7,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $5.88
SKU: 472600
Dimension: 6.00 x 6.25 in./152.40 x 158.75 mm
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America/SSP
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive adhesive
Paper: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tag
Layout Number: “S” followed by Six (6) single digits
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Press Sheet With Die Cut

Quantity Produced - 500
Original Purchase Price: $47.04
SKU: 472606
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Press Sheet Without Die Cut

Quantity Produced - 1,000
Original Purchase Price: $47.04
SKU: 472608
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First-day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $0.93
SKU: 472616
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Digital Color Postmark

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Original Purchase Price: $1.64
SKU: 472621
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Ceremony Program

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Original Purchase Price: $6.95
SKU: 472630
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Stamp Deck Card With Digital Color Postmark

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Original Purchase Price: $1.99
SKU: 472632
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Keepsake With Digital Color Postmark

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Original Purchase Price: $7.95
SKU: 472610
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Framed Art

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Original Purchase Price: $39.95
SKU: 472624
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Stamp Deck Card

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SKU: 472631
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About Stamp

On April 7, 2015, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Maya Angelou First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 12 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide April 7, 2015.

Author, poet, actress, and champion of civil rights Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was one of the most dynamic voices in all of 20th-century American literature. The book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, an autobiographical account of her childhood, gained wide acclaim for its vivid depiction of African-American life in the South.

The stamp showcases artist Ross Rossin's 2013 portrait of Dr. Angelou. The oil-on-canvas painting is part of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's collection. In the bottom left corner is the following phrase quoted by Dr. Angelou: “A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Above the quotation is her name in black type. The words “Forever” and “USA” are along the right side.

The bright red-colored sheet also includes a short excerpt from Dr. Angelou’s book Letter to My Daughter. It reads: “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”

Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp.

The Maya Angelou stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in self-adhesive sheets of 12. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.

Colors

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS Cool Gray 8 PMS 1788

Creators

Designer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Typographer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Existing Art: Ross Rossin.
Modeler: Donald Woo.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22411. Copyright: USPS.

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