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Lone Star Quilt

Lone Star Quilts

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue July 6, 2016
Year 2016
Quantity 325,000,000
Denomination
Nondenominated, Presorted First-Class Mail
Denomination Value $0.25
Perforation or Dimension 0.87 x 0.98 in.⁄22.10 x 24.89 mm
Series Lone Star Quilts
Series Time Span 2016
Issue Location Washington, DC 20260
Postal Administration United States

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Layouts

Coil of 3,000 (2 Designs)

Quantity Produced - 50,000
No Images Exist for this Layout.
Original Purchase Price: $750.00
SKU: 781000
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 five (5) single digits
Layout Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 28th stamp below stamp image
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Coil of 10,000 (2 Designs)

Quantity Produced - 50,000
No Images Exist for this Layout.
Original Purchase Price: $2,500.00
SKU: 799900
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 five (5) single digits
Layout Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 28th stamp below stamp image
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First-day Cover (2 Stamps, 1 of Each Design)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
No Images Exist for this Layout.
Original Purchase Price: $0.94
SKU: 799916
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About Stamp Series

On July 6, 2016, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the nondenominated Presorted First-Class Mail® (25-cent value) Star Quilts stamps, in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000and 10,000. The stamps will go on sale nationwide July 6, 2016.

The U.S. Postal Service issues Star Quilts, two Presorted First-Class Mail stamps for bulk mail use. Each stamp shows a detail from a photograph of one of the two quilts, highlighting the intricate work involved in creating the Lone Star design. Both quilts feature colorful eight-point stars. The quilts were made by Amish quiltmakers. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps with existing photographs by John Volk.

Colors

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 1795 (Red)

Creators

Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC.
Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC.
Typographer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC.
Existing Photos: John Volk.
Modeler: Sandra Lane⁄Michelle Finn.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22443. Copyright: USPS.

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