Name: Blueberries Stamps, Sheet of 20
SKU: 121604
Price: .80 USD
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Issue Date: 1/9/2022

In 2022, the U.S. Postal Service issues Blueberries, a four-cent definitive stamp. The stamp will be sold in coils of 3,000 and 10,000 and in panes of 20.

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In 2022, the U.S. Postal Service issues Blueberries, a four-cent definitive stamp. The stamp will be sold in coils of 3,000 and 10,000 and in panes of 20.

The stamp features a pen, ink, and watercolor illustration of a cluster of blueberries and leaves.

Several blueberry species are native to North America. These deciduous perennial shrubs range in size from less than one to more than 13 feet tall and produce sweet, edible fruits in colors from light blue to black when ripe.

Though wild blueberries are abundant, before the 20th century the fruit was not cultivated. While others had tried to domesticate the plant, it was Frederick Coville, a United States Department of Agriculture scientist, who discovered, after much trial and error, that the plants thrive in acidic soil. Soon after he published his results in 1910, he began a long collaboration with Elizabeth White, a New Jersey cranberry farmer, to hybridize wild blueberries and bring to market the first fruits of this newly domesticated plant.

Today, the highbush blueberry is the most widely cultivated of the blueberry species; it is grown extensively in Michigan, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Washington, New Jersey, California, and North Carolina as well as in many other states. The southern rabbiteye species, which can tolerate higher temperatures, also flourishes in the American South. Many acres of lowbush blueberry are intensively managed in Maine. Most of the world’s blueberries are grown in North America, but the fruit’s popularity has spread worldwide, especially to Europe and Australia, and now is rapidly being planted in South America, Africa, and parts of Asia.

Blueberries are culinary wonders, used in everything from compotes and cobblers to smoothies and salads. They are also a tasty snack all by themselves, with added benefits—blueberries are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Art director Derry Noyes designed this stamp with an existing illustration by John Burgoyne.

Made in the USA.

Issue:	Blueberries Stamp
Item Number:	121600
Denomination &	4-cent Denominated, Mail-use
Type of Issue:
Format:	Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series:	N/A
Issue Date & City:	January 9, 2022, Blue Hill, ME 04614
Art Director:	Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Designer:	Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Illustrator:	John Burgoyne, West Barnstable, MA
Modeler:	Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process:	Offset, Microprint
Printer:	Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type:	Gallus RCS
Stamps per Pane:	20
Print Quantity:	20000000
Paper Type:	Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Stamp Orientation:	Vertical
Image Area (w x h):	0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h):	0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
Pane Size (w x h):	5.30 x 4.88 in./134.62 x 123.952 mm
Colors:	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 535, Pantone 5415
Plate Size:	120 stamps per revolution
Plate Number:	“B” followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front:	Plate number in four corners
Back:	©2021 USPS • Barcode • USPS Logo • 2 barcodes (121600) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text

Item Number:	750600
Format:	Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
Printer:	Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type:	Alprinta 74
Stamps per Coil:	3000
Print Quantity:	9,000,000 stamps
Plate Size:	540 stamps per revolution
Coil Number Frequency:	Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image

Item Number:	760800
Format:	Coil of 10,000 (1 design)
Stamps per Coil:	10000
Print Quantity:	200,000,000 stamps

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