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New England Coastal Lighthouses

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue July 13, 2013
Year 2013
Quantity 16,200,000
Denomination
First-Class Forever Commemorative
Denomination Value $0.46
Perforation or Dimension .98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm
Series New England Coastal Lighthouses
Series Time Span 2013
Issue Location Portland, ME 04101; New Castle, NH 03854; Narragansett, RI 02883; New London, CT 06320; & Boston, MA 02205
Postal Administration United States

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Pane of 20 (5 Designs)

Quantity Produced - 4,050,000
Original Purchase Price: $9.20
SKU: 471200
Dimension: 5.92 x 7.5 in./150.37 x 190.5 mm
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset/Microprint “USPS”
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Phosphor Tagged, Overall
Layout Number: “S” followed by four (4) single digits
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Press Sheet With Die Cuts

Quantity Produced - 2,500
Original Purchase Price: $55.20
SKU: 471206
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Press Sheet Without Die Cuts

Quantity Produced - 2,500
Original Purchase Price: $55.20
SKU: 471208
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First-day Cover Set of 5

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Original Purchase Price: $4.50
SKU: 471216
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Digital Color Postmark Set of 5

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Original Purchase Price: $8.05
SKU: 471221
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Ceremony Program (random Stamp, Portland, Me Cancel)

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Original Purchase Price: $6.95
SKU: 471230
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Keepsake (pane and Digital Color Postmark Set of 5)

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Original Purchase Price: $17.95
SKU: 471210
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Notecards

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Original Purchase Price: $15.95
SKU: 471223
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Stamp Deck Card

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Original Purchase Price: $0.95
SKU: 471231
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Stamp Deck Card With Digital Color Postmark (random Stamp, Portland, Me Cancel)

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Original Purchase Price: $1.96
SKU: 471232
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About Stamp

Connecticut’s oldest and tallest lighthouse, New London Harbor Lighthouse, was originally established in 1761. Financed by a lottery held by the Connecticut colonial legislature, the first lighthouse was a 64-foot tower that included a wooden lantern.

The tower developed a crack and was replaced in 1801 by the present lighthouse. New London Harbor was one of the earliest American lighthouses with a flashing light, added in 1801 to distinguish it from the lights of nearby homes.

The octagonal brownstone structure is 89 feet high and retains its fourth-order Fresnel lens, which was installed in 1857. The lighthouse was automated in 1912, and the keepers’ house was sold. In 1990 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Though the keepers’ house is privately owned, the New London Maritime Society acquired the lighthouse in 2010.

About Stamp Series

On July 13, 2013, in Portland, Maine; New Castle, New Hampshire; Narragansett, Rhode Island; New London, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts, the Postal Service™ will issue the New England Coastal Lighthouses (Forever® priced at 46 cents) commemorative First-Class Mail® stamps in five designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps. The stamps will go on sale nationwide July 13, 2013.

There’s something about lighthouses. They fascinate us; they enchant us; they draw us in. Utilitarian yet majestic, these structures achieve a beauty and romance that reach far beyond their practical natures. Recognizing our love affair with these lonely sentinels, the U.S. Postal Service has released a series of stamps celebrating our nation’s lighthouses.

New England Coastal Lighthouses features five lighthouses: Portland Head, Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Portsmouth Harbor, New Castle, New Hampshire; Point Judith, Narragansett, Rhode Island; New London Harbor, New London, Connecticut; and Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. Each stamp shows a close-up view of one of the five lighthouses that captures not only the down-to-earth aspect of the tower but also the mysterious qualities that compel us to come closer.

These five lighthouses are among the oldest in the U.S., and each is on the National Register of Historic Places. Boston Harbor Light is also a National Historic Landmark.

Howard Koslow created original paintings for New England Coastal Lighthouses stamp art—and for the entire lighthouse series. Howard E. Paine and Greg Breeding served as art directors.

The New England Coastal Lighthouses stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps.

Colors

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Creators

Designer: Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA.
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA.
Typographer: Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA.
Artist: Howard Koslow, Toms River, NJ.
Modeler: Donald Woo.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22365. Copyright: USPS.

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