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Medal of Honor

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue November 11, 2013
Year 2013
Quantity 810,000,000
Denomination
First-Class Forever Commemorative
Denomination Value $0.46
Perforation or Dimension 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm
Series Medal of Honor
Series Time Span 2013
Issue Location Washington, DC 20066
Postal Administration United States

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Prestige Folio of 20 (2 Designs)

Quantity Produced - 81,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $9.20
SKU: 581000
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset/Microprint “USPS”
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Phosphor Tagged
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Press Sheet Without Die Cuts

Quantity Produced - 2,500
Original Purchase Price: $27.60
SKU: 581008
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Press Sheet With Die Cuts

Quantity Produced - 2,500
Original Purchase Price: $27.60
SKU: 581006
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First-day Cover Set of 2

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $1.80
SKU: 581016
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Digital Color Postmark Set of 2

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $3.22
SKU: 581021
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Ceremony Program (random Stamp)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $6.95
SKU: 581030
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Stamp Deck Card W/dcp (random Single)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $1.96
SKU: 587032
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Keepsake (prestige Folio and Digital Color Postmark Set of 2)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $12.95
SKU: 581010
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Stamp Deck Card

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Original Purchase Price: $0.95
SKU: 581031
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About Stamp Series

On November 11, 2013 in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue Medal of Honor (Forever® First-Class Mail priced at 46 cents) stamps in two designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) prestige folio of 20 stamps.The stamps will go on sale nationwide November 11, 2013.

The Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, is presented “for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty.” In January 2012, the U.S. Postal Service invited the last living recipients of the award from World War II to join in honoring the extraordinary courage of every individual who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war. All the men pictured here agreed to participate in this momentous event. Sadly, Senator Daniel K. Inouye and Vernon McGarity died before the stamps could be issued, as did Nicholas Oresko, who died after the stamps were printed. Their photographs are still included, as they remain among the last representatives of a remarkable group whose courage and devotion we honor with this issuance.

Historic photos of the men surround two Forever® stamps on the first page of a new type of issuance, the prestige folio. One stamp features a photograph of the Navy version of the Medal of Honor; the other stamp features a photograph of the Army version of the award. The two center pages list the names of all the recipients of the Medal of Honor from World War II. The remaining 18 stamps are found on the back page.

More than 16 million people served with the American armed forces during World War II, but only 464 were chosen to receive the Medal of Honor. The road to receiving this medal is a long one. After being recommended, honorees are reviewed by a lengthy chain of command, starting with their superiors and ending with the Secretary of Defense and the President. More than half the men who received the Medal of Honor for their actions during World War II were killed in action.

Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps and the new format, working with photographs of the medals by Richard Frasier. Each Medal of Honor: World War II prestige folio contains 20 Forever® stamps. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail®one-ounce rate.

Colors

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Metallic Gold, Gray

Creators

Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA.
Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA.
Typographer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA.
Photographer: Richard Frasier, Vienna, VA.
Modeler: Donald Woo.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22374. Copyright: USPS.

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