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The Art of Magic

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue August 7, 2018
Year 2018
Quantity 4,000,000
Denomination
First-Class Mail Forever
Denomination Value $0.50
Perforation or Dimension 1.225 x 1.56 in./31.115 x 39.624 mm
Series The Art of Magic
Series Time Span 2018
Issue Location Las Vegas, NV 89199
Postal Administration United States

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Layouts

Pane of 20 (5 Designs)

Quantity Produced - 1,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $10.00
SKU: 476804
Dimension: 7.38 x 8.75 in./187.45 x 222.25 mm
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Phosphor, Block Tag
Layout Number: “B” followed by nine (9) single digits
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Press Sheet With Die-Cuts

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Original Purchase Price: $60.00
SKU: 476806
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First Day Cover

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Original Purchase Price: $4.70
SKU: 476816
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Digital Color Postmark

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Original Purchase Price: $8.25
SKU: 476821
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Ceremony Program

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Original Purchase Price: $6.95
SKU: 476830
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DCP Keepsake

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Original Purchase Price: $18.95
SKU: 476810
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Ceremony Memento

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Original Purchase Price: $21.95
SKU: 476834
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About Stamp Series

On August 7, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue The Art of Magic stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps. The stamps will go on sale nationwide August 7, 2018.

The Postal Service™ celebrates the art of magic with digital illustrations of five classic tricks magicians use to amaze and delight audiences:

  • A rabbit in a hat (production),
  • A fortune teller using a crystal ball (prediction),
  • A woman floating in the air (levitation),
  • An empty bird cage (vanishing), and
  • A bird emerging from a flower (transformation).

Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps, and Jay Fletcher created the illustrations and served as the typographer.

In 2018, the U.S. Postal Service® celebrates magic, an art form that has entertained America for centuries. This sheet of 20 stamps features digital illustrations of five classic illusions: a rabbit in a top hat (production), a fortune teller using a crystal ball (prediction), a woman floating in the air (levitation), an empty bird cage (vanishing), and a bird emerging from a flower (transformation).

The act of creating seemingly impossible illusions, magic has likely been practiced since ancient Egyptian and Roman times. An early recorded illusion is the cups and balls, in which the performer uses sleight of hand and a stack of cups to make balls disappear, appear, and change position.

Magic has long held a special place in the nation’s history. American magicians perform in arenas, theaters, and even backyards. No matter how big or small, a magic show will always inspire wonder.

The stamp sheet features four of each design. “The Art of Magic” and “Forever” and “USA” appear along the bottom of each stamp. “The Art of Magic” also runs across the top of the sheet.

Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps and Jay Fletcher created the illustrations and served as the typographer.

The Art of Magic stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.

Colors

Warm Gray 1, Warm Gray 5, Warm Gray 10, Pantone Black 6, Pantone 021, Pantone 7574, Pantone 131, Pantone 139, Pantone 174

Creators

Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA.
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA.
Typographer: Jay Fletcher.
Artist: Jay Fletcher.
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22497. Copyright: USPS.

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