The latest Global stamp features a colorful, 32-point compass rose drawn by Lucia Wadsworth — the aunt of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — in her school geography notebook in 1794.
The 1794 Compass Rose stamp can be used to mail a one-ounce letter to any country to which First-Class Mail International® service is available.
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The latest Global stamp features a colorful, 32-point compass rose drawn by Lucia Wadsworth — the aunt of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — in her school geography notebook in 1794.
Use this stamp to send mail to friends and family overseas!
The 1794 Compass Rose stamp can be used to mail a one-ounce letter to any country to which First-Class Mail International® service is available. As with all Global stamps, this stamp will have a postage value equivalent to the price of the single-piece First-Class Mail International first-ounce machinable letter in effect at the time of use. The 1794 Compass Rose stamp is being issued in self-adhesive panes of 10.
Stamp Issuance:
January 24, 2025
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
Made in the USA
| Issue: | 1794 Compass Rose Stamp |
| Item Number: | 581700 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | Global Forever International Rate |
| Format: | Pane of 10 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date & City: | January 24, 2025, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 |
| Art Director: | Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA |
| Designer: | Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA |
| Existing Art: | Lucia Wadsworth |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset, Microprint |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 10 |
| Print Quantity: | 40000000 |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Stamp Orientation: | Round |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.2000 x 1.2000 in. / 30.4800 x 30.4800 mm. |
| Stamp Size (w x h): | 1.4100 x 1.4100 in. / 35.8140 x 35.8140 mm. |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 8.5000 x 4.0900 in. / 215.9000 x 103.8860 mm. |
| Colors: | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 3546 C, PMS 575 C |
| Plate Size: | 180 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “P” followed by six (6) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | |
| Front: | Plate number in four corners of pane |
| Back: | © 2024 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (581700) behind each stamp • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text |
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