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Meyer Lemons

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue January 19, 2018
Year 2018
Quantity 100,000,000
Denomination
2-cent Denominated, Mail-use
Denomination Value $0.02
Perforation or Dimension 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
Issue Location Kenner, LA 70062
Postal Administration United States

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Layouts

Coil of 10,000 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 10,000
Original Purchase Price: $200.00
SKU: 760404
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Nonphosphored Type III
Layout Number: “B” followed by five (5) single digits
Layout Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 28th stamp below stamp image
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First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $0.95
SKU: 760416
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About Stamp

On January 19, 2018, in Kenner, LA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the 2-cent denominated Meyer Lemons stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 19, 2018.
The stamp art features an illustration by John Burgoyne. The artist used pen and ink and watercolor to create the stamp art, which depicts a whole Meyer lemon next to two wedges of the cut fruit.

Thought to be a cross between a lemon and a mandarin or sweet orange, the Meyer lemon has its roots in China, though no one knows when the plant first appeared. Frank N. Meyer, for whom the lemon was later named, encountered the dwarf fruit trees in the early 1900s in Beijing where they were grown primarily for ornamental rather than culinary purposes. Meyer, who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), had been tasked with discovering native plants of other countries that might thrive in the U.S. In 1908, he sent a specimen of the tree to the USDA Plant Introduction Station in California. It rapidly gained popularity with gardeners as an ornamental potted plant.

Sometimes smaller and rounder than true lemons, Meyer lemons have a smooth skin and range in color from deep yellow to light orange, with a dark yellow or orange pulp. Moderately acidic, they are very juicy and somewhat sweeter than true lemons, with hints of mandarin and sweet lime. Their rinds have a complex scent, slightly herbal and spicy. The bitter pith layer found in regular lemons is quite thin in the Meyer, so the fruit can be used in its entirety. Though stories vary about who is responsible for making the fruit a culinary superstar, today Meyer lemons are sought by chefs and home cooks for their aromatic, slightly sweet quality.

Meyer lemon trees are easily grown by individuals in gardens in citrus-growing areas and in containers elsewhere.

Art director Derry Noyes designed this stamp with an existing illustration by John Burgoyne.

Colors

Pantone 7413, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Creators

Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC.
Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC.
Typographer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC.
Existing Photos: John Burgoyne, West Barnstable, MA.
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22483. Copyright: USPS.

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