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Coastal Birds

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue June 1, 2015
Year 2015
Quantity 200,000,000
Denomination
Postcard Rate Non-Denominated, Mail-Use
Denomination Value $0.35
Perforation or Dimension 0.84 x 0.98 in./21.43 x 24.89 mm
Series Coastal Birds
Series Time Span 2015
Issue Location Kansas City, MO 64108
Postal Administration United States

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Layouts

Pane of 20 (4 Designs)

Quantity Produced - 10,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $7.00
SKU: 117600
Dimension: 5.3 x 4.88 in./134.62 x 123.95 mm
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America/SSP
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Microprint, Offset
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
Layout Number: “S” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil of 100 (4 Designs)

Quantity Produced - 6,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $35.00
SKU: 783500
Dimension: 84.38 x 0.98 in/2143.13 x 24.89 mm
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Nonphosphored Type III, Phosphor Tag applied
Layout Number: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
Layout Number Frequency: Plate numbers located under first stamp of impression
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Press Sheet Without Die-cut

Quantity Produced - 500
Original Purchase Price: $70.00
SKU: 117608
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Press Sheet With Die-cut

Quantity Produced - 250
Original Purchase Price: $70.00
SKU: 117606
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First-day Cover, 2 of Same Bird (set of 4), on Each

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $4.56
SKU: 783516
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First-day Cover, 2 of Same Bird (set of 4)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $4.56
SKU: 117616
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Digital Color Postmark, 2 of Same Bird (set of 4)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $7.40
SKU: 783521
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Digital Color Postmark, 2 of Same Bird (set of 4)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $7.40
SKU: 117621
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Stamp Deck Card

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $0.95
SKU: 117631
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Stamp Deck Card With Digital Color Postmark, Random 2 of Same Bird

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $2.20
SKU: 117632
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Digital Color Postmark Keepsake

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $14.95
SKU: 117610
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About Stamp Series

On June 1, 2015, in Kansas City, MO, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Coastal Birds Postcard Rate stamps (non-denominated priced at 35 cents), in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 100 stampsproduced by Ashton Potter, and also a pane of 20 stampsproduced by Sennett Security Printers. The stamps will go on sale nationwide June 1, 2015.

With the release of the Coastal Birds postcard stamps, the U.S. Postal Service® celebrates four eye-catching birds: the red knot (Calidris canutus), king eider (Somateria spectabilis), roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), and magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens).

The stamps feature highly stylized, digital portraits of each bird.

Feeding on everything from crustaceans and mollusks to insects and fish, coastal birds can be spotted along beaches, rocky coastlines, and mudflats, as well as in lagoons, wetlands, and other saltwater and freshwater habitats. They account for some of the world’s largest breeding and migratory populations.

The Coastal Birds stamps feature the art of illustrator Tyler Lang. Greg Breeding was the art director.

The word “POSTCARD” on the stamps indicates their usage value. Like a Forever® stamp, it will always be equal in value to the applicable price for the price category printed on them at the time of use. The initial price and value for this stamp is 35 cents. They are being issued in sheets of 20 and coils of 100 stamps.

Colors

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Creators

Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA.
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA.
Typographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA.
Artist: Tyler Lang, Portland, OR.
Modeler: Donald Woo.
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22416. Copyright: USPS.

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