Pears Stamps, Sheet of 20

Name: Pears Stamps, Sheet of 20
SKU: 111504
Price: 2.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Pears Stamps, Sheet of 20

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Issue Date: 3/23/2017

Originally issued in 2016 in a coil format, the U.S. Postal Service® issues Pears, a ten-cent definitive stamp featuring an illustration of two brilliantly red pears in sheets of 20.

Denominated rates guarantee postage at the face value and should be used as additional postage for oversized, overweight, or other special service mail.

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Sheet of 20 $2.00

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Originally issued in 2016 in a coil format, the U.S. Postal Service® issues Pears, a ten-cent definitive stamp featuring an illustration of two brilliantly red pears in sheets of 20.
Pears (genus Pyrus) are one of the world’s oldest cultivated fruits. They grow on medium-sized, long-lived, flowering trees that generally produce fruit in their fourth to sixth year of growth. Thousands of varieties—in hues of green, yellow, red, and brown—are grown throughout the world.
Pear trees, like apple trees, can surprise their growers with “sport” branches (also referred to as spontaneous mutations) that bear fruit differing in appearance from the anticipated produce. Thus, a tree producing green pears may spontaneously sport a branch of red pears. Other red pears are the result of hybridizing, or crossbreeding two different varieties.
Pears are among the most popular fruits in the world, and for good reason. These low-calorie treats provide a good source of fiber, potassium, and vitamin C. Great snacks eaten fresh out of hand, and perhaps over a sink so the juice drips there, pears can be poached, baked, sliced into salads, and star on a cheese plate.
Art director Derry Noyes designed this stamp with an existing illustration by John Burgoyne.
Made in the USA.

Issue:	Pears Stamp
Item Number:	111500
Denomination & Type of Issue:	10-cent Denominated, Mail Use
Format:	Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series:	N/A
Issue Date & City:	March 23, 2017, Cleveland, OH 44101
Designer:	Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Art Director:	Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Typographer:	Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Existing Art:	John Burgoyne, West Barnstable, MA
Modeler:	Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process:	Offset, Microprint - USPS
Printer:	Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at:	Browns Summit, NC
Press Type:	Alprinta 74
Stamps per Pane:	20
Print Quantity:	150,000,000 stamps
Paper Type:	Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Processed at:	Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit SC
Colors:	Warm Gray 4/Gray, PMS 7619 Red, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation:	Vertical
Image Area (w x h):	0.73 x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
Overall Size (w x h):	0.87 x 0.98 in./21.10 x 24.89 mm
Full Pane Size	5.30 x 4.88 in./134.62 x 123.95 mm
(w x h):
Plate Size:	400 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers:	“B” followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front:	Plate numbers in four corners of pane
Back:	© 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (111500) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text

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