Honor the musician who helped shape the rhythm and blues of New Orleans with the Allen Toussaint stamp, the 2025 issuance in the Black Heritage series.
A pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, Allen Toussaint accrued scores of hits across multiple genres during his nearly six-decade career.
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Honor the musician who helped shape the special blend of rhythm and blues of New Orleans with the Allen Toussaint stamp, the 2025 issuance in the Black Heritage series.
A pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, Allen Toussaint accrued scores of hits across multiple genres during his nearly six-decade career.
Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp, available in a pane of 20, using a photograph by Bill Tompkins. The Allen Toussaint stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.
Stamp Issuance:
January 30, 2025
New Orleans, LA 70113
Made in the USA
| Issue: | Allen Toussaint Stamp |
| Item Number: | 486000 |
| Denomination & | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Type of Issue: | |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Black Heritage |
| Issue Date & City: | January 30, 2025, New Orleans, LA 70113 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Existing Photo: | Bill Tompkins / Getty Images |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset, Flexographic, Microprint |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America |
| Press Type: | Gallus RCS |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 30,000,000 stamps |
| Paper Type: | Phosphor, Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | PMS 7580 C, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black |
| 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): | 6.0000 x 8.5000 in. / 152.4000 x 215.9000 mm. |
| Press Sheets Size (w x h): | 12.0000 x 17.1250 in. / 304.8000 x 434.9750 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 80 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “B” followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | |
| Front: | Header: BLACK HERITAGE, Celebrating Allen Toussaint, 48th in a Series • Plate number in bottom two corners |
| Back: | © 2024 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (486000) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text |
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