Ansel Adams Stamps

Ansel Adams Stamps

Forever 68¢

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Issue Date: 5/15/2024

Honor one of the most influential and best-known artists of the 20th century with the new Ansel Adams stamps from the U.S. Postal Service®.

This pane of 16 stamps features some of Adams’s most famous images in his signature “straight photography” style, an approach defined by its precision and directness.

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  • Honor one of the most influential and best-known artists of the 20th century with the new Ansel Adams stamps from the U.S. Postal Service®.

    This pane of 16 stamps features some of Adams’s most famous images in his signature “straight photography” style, an approach defined by its precision and directness.

    The first row of stamps (L to R) features Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California (1938); Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California (1962); Thundercloud, Ellery Lake, High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, California (1934); and Denali and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska (1947).

    The second row (L to R) features The Golden Gate and Bridge from Baker Beach, San Francisco, California (c.1953); Road and Fog, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach, California (1964); Rock and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National Park, California (1936); and Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (c.1942).

    The third row (L to R) features Monument Valley, Arizona (1958); Tetons and Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (1942); Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California (1940); and Mirror Lake, Mount Watkins, Spring, Yosemite National Park, California (1935).

    The fourth row (L to R) features Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado (1951); Aspens, Dawn, Autumn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado (1937); Road After Rain, Northern California (1960); and Dunes, Oceano, California (1963).

    The Ansel Adams stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.

    Stamp Issuance:
    May 15, 2024
    Yosemite National Park, CA 95389

    Made in the USA

  • Issue:Ansel Adams Stamps
    Item Number:485000
    Denomination &First-Class Mail Forever
    Type of Issue:
    Format:Pane of 16 (16 designs)
    Series:N/A
    Issue Date & City:May 15, 2024, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389
    Art Director:Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
    Designer:Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
    Existing Photos:Ansel Adams
    Modeler:Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
    Manufacturing Process:Offset
    Printer:Banknote Corporation of America
    Press Type:Alprinta 74
    Stamps per Pane:16
    Print Quantity:20000000
    Paper Type:Phosphor, Block Tag
    Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive
    Colors:Black
    Stamp Orientation:Horizontal
    Image Area (w x h):1.4200 x 1.0850 in. / 36.0680 x
    Overall Size (w x h):1.5600 x 1.2250 in. / 39.6240 x
    Full Pane Size (w x h):7.2400 x 7.4100 in. / 183.8960 x
    Press Sheets Size (w x h):21.7200 x 22.2300 in. / 551.6880 x
    Plate Size:144 stamps per revolution
    Plate Number:“B” followed by one (1) single digit
    Marginal Markings:
    Front:Header: ANSEL ADAMS • photographer, 1902 – 1984 • Plate number in bottom two corners
    Back:Ansel Adams photographs © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust • © 2023 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (485000) • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text

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