Name: Coral Reefs Postcard Stamp - Sheet of 20
SKU: 120204
Price: 10.20 USD
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Coral Reefs Postcard Stamps

Postcard 51¢ | Multiple Stamp Designs
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Issue Date: 3/29/2019

Celebrate the beauty and wonder of coral reefs with four new postcard stamps from the U.S. Postal Service®.

Featuring highly stylized digital portraits, the stamp art depicts four types of stony corals with associated reef fish.

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Celebrate the beauty and wonder of coral reefs with four new postcard stamps from the U.S. Postal Service®.
Featuring highly stylized digital portraits, the stamp art depicts four types of stony corals with associated reef fish: elkhorn coral, shown with two French angelfish; brain coral, with a spotted moray eel; staghorn coral, with bluestriped grunts; pillar coral, with a coney grouper and neon gobies.
Coral reefs are formed over thousands of years mainly by colonies of animals called polyps. Polyps make stony corals, the foundation for most coral reefs, by secreting protective skeletons of calcium carbonate, or limestone. As these limestone skeletons accumulate over time - with new colonies of polyps growing on top of the skeletons of older ones - they build up the base of coral reefs.
Coral reefs are one of the world's most marvelous ecosystems, sheltering and sustaining about a quarter of all ocean species. Anyone who has snorkeled in tropical environments has witnessed the sea come alive when approaching a coral reef. Suddenly an abundance of fish of all types and colors appear, along with a variety of other animals and plants, including sea urchins, seagrass, octopuses, and lobsters.
Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps. Tyler Lang created the stamp art.
The word "POSTCARD" on the stamps indicates their usage value. Like a Forever® stamp, these stamps will always be valid for the rate printed on them.
Made in the USA
SKUs featured on this page: 120204

Issue:	Coral Reefs Stamps
Item Number:	745100
Denomination & Type of Issue:	Postcard Rate Non-denominated, Mail-use
Format:	Coil of 100 (4 designs)
Series:	N/A
Issue Date & City:	March 29, 2019, St. Louis, MO 63121
Art Director:	Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Designer:	Tyler Lang, Portland, OR
Typographer:	Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Artist:	Tyler Lang, Portland, OR
Modeler:	Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process:	Offset, Microprint
Printer:	Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type:	Muller A76
Stamps per Coil:	100
Print Quantity:	600,000,000 stamps
Paper Type:	Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Processed at:	Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Stamp Orientation:	Vertical
Image Area (w x h):	0.70375 x 0.84 in./17.875 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h):	0.84375 x 0.98 in./21.431 x 24.892 mm
Coil Size (w x h):	0.98 x 84.375 in./24.892 x 2143.125 mm
Colors:	Pantone 635 C Seafoam, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Pantone 2234 C Aqua
Plate Size:	768 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers:	“P” followed by six (6) single digits
Coil Number Frequency:	Plate numbers every 32nd stamp below stamp image

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