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250 Years of Delivering Stamps, Sheet of 20

Name: 250 Years of Delivering Stamps, Sheet of 20
SKU: 487104
Price: 15.60 USD
Availability: 25

250 Years of Delivering Stamps, Sheet of 20

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Issue Date: 7/23/2025

Celebrate a major American postal anniversary with the 250 Years of Delivering Forever® stamps from the U.S. Postal Service.

The pane of 20 interconnected stamps show a bird’s-eye view of a mail carrier’s route through a bustling town. Laid out in 4 rows of 5, the stamps depict the story through the 4 seasons from top-left to bottom-right.

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Sheet of 20 $15.60

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Celebrate a major American postal anniversary with the 250 Years of Delivering Forever® stamps from the U.S. Postal Service.
The pane of 20 interconnected stamps show a bird’s-eye view of a mail carrier’s route through a bustling town. Laid out in 4 rows of 5, the stamps depict the story through the 4 seasons from top-left to bottom-right. The artwork also contains numerous icons representing the Postal Service.
Chris Ware created the stamp artwork and co-designed the pane with art director Antonio Alcalá.
The 250 Years of Delivering stamps are being issued in panes of 20 Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.
Stamp Issuance:
July 23, 2025
Washington, DC 20066
Made in the USA

Issue:	250 Years of Delivering Stamps
Item Number:	487100
Denomination &	First-Class Mail Forever
Type of Issue:
Format:	Pane of 20 (20 designs)
Series:	N/A
Issue Date & City:	July 23, 2025, Washington, DC 20066
Art Director:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer:	Chris Ware, Riverside, IL
Artist:	Chris Ware, Riverside, IL
Modeler:	Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process:	Offset
Printer:	Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type:	Muller A76
Stamps per Pane:	20
Print Quantity:	25000000
Paper Type:	Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Stamp Orientation:	Vertical
Image Area (w x h):	0.8400 x 1.4200 in. / 21.3360 x
Stamp Size (w x h):	0.9800 x 1.5600 in. / 24.8920 x
Full Pane Size (w x h):	5.7500 x 7.5000 in. / 146.0500 x
Colors:	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Plate Size:	240 stamps per revolution
Plate Number:	“P” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front:	Header: 250 YEARS OF DELIVERING • Plate number in bottom two corners
Back:	250 YEARS OF DELIVERING • Descriptive text • Two barcodes (487100) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text • USPS.com/stamps • © 2025 USPS • USPS logo

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