Commemorate the 250th anniversary of our postal system with the Putting a Stamp on the American Experience 32-page prestige booklet, which features an exclusive stamp (two panes of ten) sold only with this booklet.
The stamp features a “reframed” modern interpretation of an 1875 reproduction of the 1847 Benjamin Franklin stamp.
A Forever® stamp is for sending domestic mail weighing up to 1 oz via First-Class Mail®.
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Commemorate the 250th anniversary of our postal system with the Putting a Stamp on the American Experience prestige booklet, which features an exclusive stamp sold only with this booklet.
The stamp features a “reframed” modern interpretation of an 1875 reproduction of the 1847 Benjamin Franklin stamp, one of the first two official U.S. postage stamps. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the booklet and the stamp.
Designed to provide an attractive presentation for this new stamp while evoking more than 175 years of philatelic history, the prestige booklet is illustrated with specially selected stamps and stamp artwork from more than 75 previous issuances, both recent and vintage.
Included in the booklet in two self-adhesive sheets of ten, the Benjamin Franklin stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp 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: | Putting a Stamp on the American Experience Prestige Booklet |
| Item Number: | 894500 |
| Denomination & | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Type of Issue: | |
| Format: | Prestige booklet of 20 (1 design) |
| Issue Date & City: | July 23, 2025, Washington, DC 20066 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset / Intaglio |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Press Type: | Stevens Vari-Size Security Press |
| Stamps per Pane: | 10 (2 panes per booklet) |
| Print Quantity: | 750,000 prestige booklets |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Pantone 294 C, Pantone 485 C, Pantone Cool Grey 7 C, Intaglio Pantone 294 Blue |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.8400 x 1.4200 in. / 21.3360 x |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.9800 x 1.5600 in. / 24.8920 x |
| Booklet Size (w x h) | 6.7500 x 3.7500 in. / 171.4500 x |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 6.7500 x 3.7500 in. / 171.4500 x |
| Plate Size: | 90 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | N/A |
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Stamp & Philatelic Orders
All stamp and philatelic orders are charged a $2.10 handling fee on domestic orders up to $50.00, and $2.85 if the order is greater than $50.00. These fixed handling fees apply to only the portion of the order total that includes stamp and/or philatelic items.
