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Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue February 9, 2018
Year 2018
Quantity 6,500,000,000
Denomination
First-Class Mail Forever
Denomination Value $0.50
Perforation or Dimension .87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
Issue Location Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310
Postal Administration United States

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Double-sided Booklet of 20 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 62,500,000
Original Purchase Price: $10.00
SKU: 678204
Dimension: 5.52 x 1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag applied
Layout Number: “P” followed by three (3) single digits
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Double-sided Booklet of 20 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 62,500,000
Original Purchase Price: $10.00
SKU: 678204
Dimension: 5.52 x 1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tag applied
Layout Number: “B” followed by three (3) single digits
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Coil of 100 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 20,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $50.00
SKU: 749704
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
Layout Number: “B” followed by three (3) single digits
Layout Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 31st stamp below stamp image
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Coil of 100 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 20,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $50.00
SKU: 749704
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Layout Number: “P” followed by three (3) single digits
Layout Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 31st stamp below stamp image
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First Day Cover From Coil of 100

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $0.94
SKU: 749716
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First Day Cover From Book of 20

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $0.94
SKU: 678216
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Ceremony Program

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $6.95
SKU: 678230
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About Stamp

On February 9, 2018, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flag 2018 First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 50 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stampsproduced by security printers Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) and Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), and a PSA Coil of 100 stamps produced by security printers APU and BCA. The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 9, 2018.

For more than half a century, U.S. stamps have depicted the American flag in vivid red, white, and blue. This eye-catching new issuance continues that tradition with a striking graphic design of a flag.

The digital illustration by Kit Hinrichs shows a flag with crisp folds and a contemporary look, with a shadow on the small, visible portion of the back to suggest a sense of depth.

Although the American flag had appeared on U.S. stamps as far back as 1869, usually as a small element in a larger vignette, it was only in 1957 that the U.S. Post Office Department developed a quick and economical way to produce bicolor or multicolor stamps that could depict the flag in its true red, white, and blue, thanks to a special press acquired from Switzerland by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In the decades since, multicolored flags have become a consistent motif on U.S. postage. Whether paired with famous landmarks, shown against inspiring vistas, placed in their historical context, or used as a graphic element in a larger design, the flags on U.S. stamps connect us to our nation’s history and serve as icons of patriotism for generations to come.

Ethel Kessler served as art director for this stamp, which will be issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.

Colors

Black, PMS 2145, PMS 186

Creators

Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Designer: Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA.
Typographer: Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA.
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn.
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22484. Copyright: USPS.

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