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In 2023, the U.S. Postal Service issues the fourth of 12 stamps in the latest Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Rabbit begins January 22, 2023, and ends on February 9, 2024. Utilizing red, pink, and purple as the predominant colors—said to be lucky colors for individuals born during the Year of the Rabbit—the rabbit mask in the stamp art incorporates elements with symbolic meaning.
- Issue: Year of the Rabbit Stamps
- Item Number: 482800
- Forever 63¢
- First-Class Mail Forever
- Format: Pane of 20 (1 designs)
- Series: Lunar New Year
- Issue Date & City: January 12, 2023, San Francisco, CA, 94188
- Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
- Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
- Artist: Camille Chew, Providence, RI
- Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
- Manufacturing Process: Offset, Foil Stamping, Flexographic, Microprint
- Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
- Press Type: Gallus RCS
- Stamps per Pane: 20
- Print Quantity:22,000,000 stamps
- Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
- Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
- Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 7579 Orange, Pantone 7563 Light Brown, Gold Foil Luxor MTS 413, Teal Foil Luxor MHC 327
- Stamp Orientation: Vertical
- Front: Header: Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit • Plate number in bottom two corners
- Back: ©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (482800) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text
