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Allen Toussaint Stamps, Sheet of 20

Name: Allen Toussaint Stamps, Sheet of 20
SKU: 486004
Price: 15.60 USD
Availability: InStock

Allen Toussaint Stamps, Sheet of 20

Forever 78¢
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Issue Date: 1/30/2025

Honor the musician who helped shape the rhythm and blues of New Orleans with the Allen Toussaint stamp, the 2025 issuance in the Black Heritage series.

A pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, Allen Toussaint accrued scores of hits across multiple genres during his nearly six-decade career.

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Sheet of 20 $15.60

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Honor the musician who helped shape the special blend of rhythm and blues of New Orleans with the Allen Toussaint stamp, the 2025 issuance in the Black Heritage series.

A pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, Allen Toussaint accrued scores of hits across multiple genres during his nearly six-decade career.

Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp, available in a pane of 20, using a photograph by Bill Tompkins. The Allen Toussaint 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 price.

Stamp Issuance:
January 30, 2025
New Orleans, LA 70113

Made in the USA

Issue:	Allen Toussaint Stamp
Item Number:	486000
Denomination &	First-Class Mail Forever
Type of Issue:
Format:	Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series:	Black Heritage
Issue Date & City:	January 30, 2025, New Orleans, LA 70113
Art Director:	Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Designer:	Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Existing Photo:	Bill Tompkins / Getty Images
Modeler:	Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process:	Offset, Flexographic, Microprint
Printer:	Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type:	Gallus RCS
Stamps per Pane:	20
Print Quantity:	30,000,000 stamps
Paper Type:	Phosphor, Block Tag
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Colors:	PMS 7580 C, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation:	Vertical
Image Area (w x h):	0.8400 x 1.4200 in. / 21.3360 x 36.0680 mm.
Overall Size (w x h):	0.9800 x 1.5600 in. / 24.8920 x 39.6240 mm.
Full Pane Size (w x h):	6.0000 x 8.5000 in. / 152.4000 x 215.9000 mm.
Press Sheets Size (w x h):	12.0000 x 17.1250 in. / 304.8000 x 434.9750 mm.
Plate Size:	80 stamps per revolution
Plate Number:	“B” followed by five (5) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front:	Header: BLACK HERITAGE, Celebrating Allen Toussaint, 48th in a Series • Plate number in bottom two corners
Back:	© 2024 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (486000) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text

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