Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Stamps, Sheet of 20

Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Stamps, Sheet of 20

Forever 73¢

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Issue Date: 1/25/2024

Ring in the new year with the 5th issuance of the Lunar New Year series — the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®. Imbued with symbolic meaning, the dragon features the color gold for prosperity and red for luck. Use these stamps all year long!

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  • Ring in the new year with the 5th issuance of the Lunar New Year series — the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®. People born in the Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious sign in the Chinese zodiac, are said to be successful, wise, and powerful.

    The 5th of the 12 animals associated with the Chinese zodiac, the dragon on this stamp features the color gold for prosperity and red for luck.

    Use these stamps all year long!

    The Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.

    Stamp Issuance:
    January 25, 2024
    Seattle, WA 98109

    Made in the USA.

  • Issue:Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Stamp
    Item Number:484300
    Denomination &First-Class Mail Forever
    Type of Issue:
    Format:Pane of 20 (1 design)
    Series:Lunar New Year
    Issue Date & City:January 25, 2024, Seattle, WA 98109
    Art Director:Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
    Designer:Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
    Artist:Camille Chew, Providence, RI
    Modeler:Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
    Manufacturing Process:Offset, Foil Stamping, Flexographic, Microprint
    Printer:Banknote Corporation of America
    Press Type:Gallus RCS
    Stamps per Pane:20
    Print Quantity:22,000,000 stamps
    Paper Type:Phosphor, Block Tag
    Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive
    Colors:Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 7579C Orange, PMS 7563C Light Brown, Gold Foil Luxor MTS 413, Purple Foil Luxor MTS 432
    Stamp Orientation:Vertical
    Image Area (w x h):0.8400 x 1.4200 in. / 21.3360 x 36.0680 mm
    Overall Size (w x h):0.9800 x 1.5600 in. / 24.8920 x 39.6240 mm
    Full Pane Size (w x h):7.2500 x 8.5000 in. / 184.1500 x 215.9000 mm
    Press Sheets Size (w x h):14.5000 x 19.5000 in. / 368.3000 x 495.3000 mm
    Plate Size:80 stamps per revolution
    Plate Number:“B” followed by six (6) single digits
    Marginal Markings:
    Front:Header: Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon • Plate number in bottom two corners
    Back:© 2023 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (484300) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text

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