Kwanzaa 2024 Stamps, Sheet of 20

Kwanzaa 2024 Stamps, Sheet of 20

Forever 73¢

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Issue Date: 9/25/2024

Celebrate a holiday that brings together family, community, and culture with the new Kwanzaa stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.

Inspired by a live performance during a Kwanzaa event, the stamp design features a male drummer and 2 female dancers.

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  • Celebrate a holiday that brings together family, community, and culture with the new Kwanzaa stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.

    Inspired by a live performance during a Kwanzaa event, the stamp design features a male drummer and 2 female dancers and highlights the colors of the Pan-African flag — black, red, and green — and West African designs, for example on the floor, background, and drummer’s pants.

    Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp with original artwork by Ekua Holmes.

    The Kwanzaa 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:
    September 25, 2024
    Pittsburgh, PA 15290

    Made in the USA

  • Issue:Kwanzaa Stamp
    Item Number:581600
    Denomination &First-Class Mail Forever
    Type of Issue:
    Format:Pane of 20 (1 design)
    Series:N/A
    Issue Date & City:September 25, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA 15290
    Art Director:Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
    Designer:Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
    Artist:Ekua Holmes, Boston, MA
    Modeler:Joseph Sheeran
    Manufacturing Process:Offset, Microprint
    Printer:Ashton Potter
    Press Type:Muller A76
    Stamps per Pane:20
    Print Quantity:12000000
    Paper Type:Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied
    Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive
    Colors:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
    Stamp Orientation:Vertical
    Image Area (w x h):0.8180 x 1.0500 in. / 20.7770 x 26.6700 mm
    Overall Size (w x h):0.9100 x 1.1900 in. / 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm
    Full Pane Size (w x h):5.5500 x 5.7600 in. / 140.9700 x 146.3040 mm
    Plate Size:320 stamps per revolution
    Plate Number:“P” followed by four (4) single digits in four corners
    Marginal Markings:
    Front:Plate number in four corners
    Back:© 2023 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (581600) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text

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