| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | June 27, 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Quantity | 5,000,000 |
| Denomination |
$5 Definitive
|
| Denomination Value | $5.00 |
| Perforation or Dimension | 1.56 x 1.225 in./39.62 x 31.12 mm |
| Series | Statue of Freedom |
| Series Time Span | 2018 |
| Issue Location | Bellefonte, PA 16823 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
On June 27, 2018, in Bellefonte, PA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the $1, $2, and $5 Statue of Freedom definitive stamps in one design each. The $1 and $2 Statue of Freedom stamps will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 10 stamps (Items 114200 and 114300). The $5 Statue of Freedom stamp will be issued in a PSA pane of 4 stamps. All three will go on sale nationwide June 27, 2018.
The $1, $2, and $5 Statue of Freedom stamps offer a modern take on vintage patriotic stamp art for use on packages, large envelopes, and other mailings. The design features the head of the statue that tops the U.S. Capitol dome in artwork based on an engraved vignette originally created for a 1923 stamp ($5 Head of Freedom Statue). The tightly cropped enlargement, rendered in emerald green, indigo, and brick red, highlights the solid and dashed lines as well as the cross-hatching characteristic of engraved illustration. These stamps were printed in intaglio. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps using John Eissler’s engraved artwork.
The U.S. Postal Service® issues $5 Statue of Freedom, offering a modern take on vintage patriotic stamp art for use on packages, large envelopes, and other mailings.
The design features the head of the statue that tops the United States Capitol dome, in a modern interpretation based on an engraved vignette created for a 1923 stamp ($5 Head of Freedom Statue). The original engraved artwork was created for the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing by John Eissler (1873-1962). The tightly cropped enlargement, here rendered in brick red, highlights the solid and dashed lines and the crosshatching characteristic of engraved illustration.
American sculptor Thomas Crawford (1814-1857) created the allegorical Statue of Freedom during the mid-1850s. She wears a variation on a Roman helmet circled by stars, topped with an eagle head, and embellished by feathered plumes meant to evoke Native American headdress. The statue's installation onto the new Capitol dome was completed in 1863.
This stamp was printed in intaglio.
Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp. $5 Statue of Freedom will be sold in sheets of four stamps.