Honor a writer whose novels, short stories, poetry, and essays helped shape American literary regionalism with the Sarah Orne Jewett Three-Ounce stamps. Available in sheets of 20, this stamp is the 35th in the Literary Arts series.
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Honor a writer whose novels, short stories, poetry, and essays helped shape American literary regionalism with the Sarah Orne Jewett Three-Ounce stamps. Available in sheets of 20, this stamp is the 35th in the Literary Arts series.
Product Details:
The Sarah Orne Jewett Three-Ounce stamp features a three-quarter-view portrait of Jewett based on an 1894 photograph. Behind Jewett is an expanse of rocky Maine coast; coniferous trees at either side evoke the setting of her 1896 novel The Country of the Pointed Firs.
Key Features:
Stamp Issuance:
August 21, 2026
S. Berwick, ME 03908
| Issue: | Sarah Orne Jewett Stamp |
| Item Number: | 130200 |
| Denomination & | Three Ounce Rate, Non-denominated, Mail Use |
| Type of Issue: | |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Literary Arts |
| Issue Date & City: | August 21, 2026, South Berwick, ME 03908 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Artist: | Mark Summers, Waterdown, Ontario, Canada |
| Modeler: | Daryl DeMont |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset, Microprint |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 5,000,000 stamps |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 123C |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.4200 x 0.8400 in. / 36.0680 x |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.5600 x 0.9800 in. / 39.6240 x |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.2400 x 5.9200 in. / 183.8960 x |
| Plate Size: | 240 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “P” followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | |
| Front: | Header: LITERARY ARTS • 35TH IN A SERIES • Plate number in four corners |
| Back: | © 2025 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (130200) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text |
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