For more than half a century, U.S. stamps have depicted the American flag in vivid red, white, and blue. This eye-catching new stamp issue continues that tradition with a striking graphic design of a flag with two crisp folds. Ethel Kessler served as art director for this stamp, which features a digital illustration by Kit Hinrichs.
Issue: | U.S. Flag 2018 Stamp |
Item Number: | 749700 |
Denomination & Type of Issue: | First-Class Mail Forever |
Format: | Coil of 100 (1 design) |
Series: | N/A |
Issue Date & City: | February 9, 2018, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310 |
Art Director: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
Designer: | Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA |
Typographer: | Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA |
Modeler: | Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn |
Manufacturing Process: | Offset, Microprint |
Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America |
Printed at: | Browns Summit, NC |
Press Type: | Alprinta 74 |
Stamps per Coil: | 100 |
Print Quantity: | 2,000,000,000 stamps |
Paper Type: | Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall |
Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
Processed at: | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC |
Colors: | PMS 2145 Blue, PMS 186 Red, Black |
Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
Image Area (w x h): | 0.73 x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm |
Stamp Size (w x h): | 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm |
Plate Size: | 744 stamps per revolution |
Plate Numbers: | “B” followed by three (3) single digits |
Coil Number Frequency: | Plate numbers every 31st stamp below stamp image |
