Name: Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Stamps
SKU: 484304
Price: 13.60 USD
Availability: InStock

Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Stamps

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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 new 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!

1. Format:

Sheet of 20 $13.60

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Ring in the new year with the 5th issuance of the Lunar New Year series — the new 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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